Re:Upcoming Mobile Operating Systems
by weavie on Thursday June 13, 2013 @09:46AM
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They are targeting lower cost devices selling in developing countries. I'm not sure how they think using slower software on slower hardware is good idea.
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Re:Upcoming Mobile Operating Systems
by asiekierka on Thursday June 13, 2013 @10:44AM
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I'm using a Geeksphone Peak right now, and it's VERY fast and responsive, especially with newer software. Same with the Keon, which contains a lot of the "target-level" hardware. As long as apps are made specifically for Gecko, it should be fine.
Re:Upcoming Mobile Operating Systems
by technologeek on Thursday June 13, 2013 @10:59AM
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The Peak is a monster in terms of performance GPU and CPU. I wanted to buy it, it is very cheap.
However, it is out of stock on the official website ;( Do you have any other way to get one?
What is their business strategy?
Ah, I have dug a bit deeper.
HTML 5 is probably the most accessible development language. XCode and Eclipse both require a fairly hefty (and expensive) development machine to be usable. Whereas HTML 5 can be developed on any machine with a text editor and a browser. Hell, you can even code quite happily directly on the device if necessary.
Mozilla are targeting the developers of less wealthy nations with their choice of platform. Makes sense.