There is something magical about Firefox OS

Re:There is something magical about Firefox OS by sixothree on Thursday September 13, 2012 @10:16AM (#4516216)

The world can only process the introduction of so many mobile operating systems at once? I get the impression it was seen as competition to Android, but failed because Palm was a two-bit player in comparison to the Google juggernaut. Maybe if it were being introduced today it would stand more of a chance.

edit: oh and as to the failing of the author to acknowledge WebOS speaks to the author's knowledge or honesty, take your pick.

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Re:There is something magical about Firefox OS by stcredzero on Thursday September 13, 2012 @03:08PM (#4517976)

> The world can only process the introduction of so many mobile operating systems at once?

If there's a subset of the world for whom an iPhone or a high end Android smartphone is just a pipe dream, then the pipe-dream devices won't be much of a distraction.

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Re:There is something magical about Firefox OS by georgemcbay on Thursday September 13, 2012 @03:46PM (#4518168)

One of the great things about Android is that you don't have to be running it on a "high end" phone. Why bother with another new OS for your low-end handset when Android runs pretty well on low-end devices and you still get most of the benefit of Android (Google Apps like Nav, etc, don't require much processor power, they run great even on sub-$100 (off-contact price) phones).

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Re:There is something magical about Firefox OS by ktizo on Thursday September 13, 2012 @10:31AM (#4516286)

I pick option 3. The author probably knows about WebOS and didn't think that it was necessary to go over it for this article.

[edit] If someone offers you n options, always pick option n + 1.

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