Through the work of hundreds of contributors we made an awesome push and created an impressive platform in Firefox OS, he said in a blog post. However,
as we announced in December, the circumstances of multiple established
operating systems and app ecosystems meant that we were playing
catch-up, and the conditions were not there for Mozilla to win on
commercial smartphones, he added.
Roter said Mozilla has set their plan to
end support for smart phones after the Firefox OS 2.6 release, which
means that Firefox OS for the smart phones will no longer have any staff
working on it after May 2016. In 2013, Mozilla had announced a tie-up
with Spanish-based GeeksPhone to introduce two low-cost devices powered
by Firefox. These devices made by China’s ZTE and TCL were announced in
2014 at a price, as low as US $ 25.
Roter also said that Mozilla made the
decision as part of a push to pivot from ‘Firefox OS’ to ‘connected
devices and would be focusing on developing open-source software for the
Internet of Things — a category which includes everything from
connected cars to lightbulbs. As of today, we have three projects
that have passed the first gate including (a) smart TV and about a dozen
more projects are prepping for review, he said. Not having gained a
fan following, the withdrawing of the OS will not be missed by many.
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