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I'd say that Firefox OS biggest issue is its reliance on JavaScript.

• ngokevin 12y ago
  And Android's biggest issue is its reliance on Java... And Apple's biggest issue is its reliance on Obj-C... They're just languages. At least JS runs more ubiquitously.
  • frowaway001 12y ago
    Neither Android nor iOS force you to use Java/Obj-C. Both just expect bytecode/native code as an immediate target. JavaScript is an terrible target to compile to. > At least JS runs more ubiquitously. Yes, I think that describes the issue. Nobody would care about how terrible JS is if it wouldn't be so popular.
    • voxic11 12y ago
      What are you talking about, pretty much everything can compile to JS these days.
• tracker1 12y ago
  Hmm.. I guess that's why the uptake of node.js has been so bad...
  • frowaway001 12y ago
    a) What uptake? b) Popularity != technical merit.
    • tracker1 12y ago
      B implies you are aware of the answer to A...