AGGIORNATO: Mozilla smetterà di sviluppare e vendere smartphone con Firefox OS tramite i carrier telefonici
“We are proud of the benefits Firefox OS added to the Web platform and will continue to experiment with the user experience across connected devices. We will build everything we do as a genuine open source project, focused on user experience first and build tools to enable the ecosystem to grow.Firefox OS proved the flexibility of the Web, scaling from low-end smartphones all the way up to HD TVs. However, we weren’t able to offer the best user experience possible and so we will stop offering Firefox OS smartphones through carrier channels.We’ll share more on our work and new experiments across connected devices soon.”
Tuttavia stamane Ari Jaaksi ha confermato, tramite un tweet, che smetteranno di vendere tramite carrier telefonici ma lo sviluppo di Firefox OS continuerà
#Mozilla will stop offering Firefox OS phones through carriers. But we will continue improving web experience on smartphones. #mozlando
— Ari Jaaksi (@jaaksi) 8 Dicembre 2015
Questo conferma quanto dichiarato da Gabriele Svelto su G+
No, il progetto è ancora pienamente in sviluppo, quello che non faremo più sarà a aiutare direttamente carrier/vendor a creare telefoni commerciali con Firefox OS.
Everything is connected around us. This revolution has already started and it will be bigger than previous technology revolutions, including the mobile smartphone revolution. Internet of Things, as many call it today, will fundamentally affect all of us.
We will prototype this future starting right now using technologies developed as part of the Firefox OS project to give us a kick start.
We will make space for this exploration by stopping our work to build and ship smartphones through carrier partners.
We will explore and prototype new use cases in the world of connected devices as an open source project with a clear focus on the user benefit and experience.
We will focus on products and technologies that allow people to access and manage their world of connected devices, helping to ensure people are empowered, safe and independent.
We are excited about the challenges and opportunities ahead of us. We believe that the Web can be the right platform for this future of connected devices and we can’t wait to share more with everyone soon.
