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Re:Yesterday I Wrote My First Firefox OS App by janjongboom on Monday August 12, 2013 @09:41AM (#6199103)
Contrary to Windows Phone, FxOS is not aiming to be competing against the high end Android or iOS devices. Nor will it be appealing to current consumers who have a smartphone in their pockets. It's targeting consumers that currently hold feature phones (mostly Nokia) that can either not afford a smartphone, or just a very low-end Android that performs terrible. FxOS is not here to be the ultimate OS for developers, but to bring a fully featured smartphone experience to Latin America, South East Asia, Balkans, etc.
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Re:Yesterday I Wrote My First Firefox OS App by shinratdr on Monday August 12, 2013 @10:49PM (#6203730)
I understand that, but I see Android improving or hardware becoming cheaper before FFOS catches on. It's a noble goal, but the app ecosystem is with Android.

Windows didn't get better and Linux didn't move fast enough. Hardware just got cheaper and people went where everyone else went, and Windows is dominant. I foresee the same thing happening with FFOS and Android.

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Re:Yesterday I Wrote My First Firefox OS App by harrytuttle on Monday August 12, 2013 @05:01PM (#6201877)
Windows phone pretty much competes against everything from feature phones to high end devices and the user experience is pretty much the same. The Lumias have damn good hardware as well.

You can get a Lumia 520 in the UK for £79 and it gives a better experience than an android for twice the amount or any Asha feature phone.

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Re:Yesterday I Wrote My First Firefox OS App by sirkneeland on Tuesday August 13, 2013 @02:34AM (#6204311)
well, maybe not the Asha 501. It's like some baby N9.
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