Re:Firefox OS's story from a Mozilla insider not working on ...
by lproven on Thursday June 12, 2025 @12:03PM
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> In hindsight, it would've been worthwhile for Microsoft to tolerate heavy losses for a decade on Windows phone. Like they did with Bing or Azure.
Absolutely right.
It gave up too early.
And Mozilla gave up on B2G too early. KaiOS has been quite a big hit and it's still making money. In time, the hardware came down to meet the requirements of what wasn't a really lightweight OS when it was launched in 2013 or so.
Absolutely right.
It gave up too early.
And Mozilla gave up on B2G too early. KaiOS has been quite a big hit and it's still making money. In time, the hardware came down to meet the requirements of what wasn't a really lightweight OS when it was launched in 2013 or so.