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Re:Your Path to a $16B exit? Build a J2ME App by SunboX on Thursday February 20, 2014 @04:11AM (#7269775)
That's the key of Firefox OS. Use well known technology and try to go into these markets.
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Re:Your Path to a $16B exit? Build a J2ME App by pjmlp on Thursday February 20, 2014 @04:21AM (#7269817)
My problem with Firefox OS is that they don't add any value over what is already possible in modern mobile OS. All of them have a web browser of some sort.
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Re:Your Path to a $16B exit? Build a J2ME App by SunboX on Thursday February 20, 2014 @04:46AM (#7269901)
It's not about what is possible todo, it's about replacing feature phones in developing markets. They can't effort "cheap" androids, neither iphones. And if they get the money for an "cheap" android they don't have money for the development equipment.
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Re:Your Path to a $16B exit? Build a J2ME App by pjmlp on Thursday February 20, 2014 @05:00AM (#7269953)
My old cheap feature phone had a good enough browser already.
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Re:Your Path to a $16B exit? Build a J2ME App by JetSpiegel on Thursday February 20, 2014 @07:00AM (#7270317)
I think so, but having a little more RAM can't hurt. I can't even load up 2 HN pages at the same time.
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Re:Your Path to a $16B exit? Build a J2ME App by pjmlp on Thursday February 20, 2014 @08:01AM (#7270509)
Do you also read both at the same time?
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Re:Your Path to a $16B exit? Build a J2ME App by JetSpiegel on Thursday February 20, 2014 @08:41AM (#7270646)
No, it's just convenience. :)

Caching 2 pages in RAM also means instant undo when I open the story link.

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Re:Your Path to a $16B exit? Build a J2ME App by testernew on Thursday February 20, 2014 @07:00AM (#7270316)
Ok
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Re:Your Path to a $16B exit? Build a J2ME App by SunboX on Thursday February 20, 2014 @06:29AM (#7270223)
"Firefox OS - Answering global challenges" slides by Christian Heilmann:

http://www.slideshare.net/cheilmann/developerweek

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Re:Your Path to a $16B exit? Build a J2ME App by waps on Thursday February 20, 2014 @07:41AM (#7270437)
I think this is a pipe dream. Cheapest android cellphone is only $35 [1]. That is only possible because they're leftover stock of a phone that was produced using leftover stock of an ex-android phone chipset.

[1] http://dx.com/s/android%2bphone?PriceSort=up&category=511

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Re:Your Path to a $16B exit? Build a J2ME App by testernew on Thursday February 20, 2014 @07:00AM (#7270314)
Yes
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Re:Your Path to a $16B exit? Build a J2ME App by diydsp on Thursday February 20, 2014 @10:32AM (#7271227)
Thinking about what is technically possible has been very limiting for me. The value proposition of Firefox OS is that apps will run on all phones, unlike the current iOS vs. Java schism.

Of course it is likely to have other issues, but don't limit yourself to saying what is possible... think about the cost to actually deploy that possibility.

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Re:Your Path to a $16B exit? Build a J2ME App by tim333 on Thursday February 20, 2014 @12:30PM (#7272178)
I'm not sure I really see that. Firefox os apps are basically html5/javascript and you can run that on Android and iOS at the moment using phonegap and the like. The advantage of a Firefox phone over a cheap Android seems a bit marginal although it is proper open source which may matter to some people.
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