[Firefox OS General] Gioyik:
Hi,

I am going to give my opinion about some comments :)

QUOTE: Well I think it's epic cause it's more open source than android cause it's based on the Web technology (html), and hope we could see this on new phones

ANSWER: Cool point of view!

QUOTE: I think it is an epic fail because of a bad UI that looks like a cheap ios theme

ANSWER: It doesn't all true, Gaia (The UI of FirefoxOS) has a big way to be modified and do better.

QUOTE: Ubuntu is far better than Firefox OS.

I like the way Ubuntu Devs have used all Edges of screen. Firefox OS has nothing specific.

Jolla Sailfish has something like the pulldown for menu. That's Awesome.!!

QUOTE: I saw them demoing it on a low-end phone

ANSWER: That's the idea, however it could be work correctly in high-edge phone

QUOTE: I think its the wrong time to come into the game this late. Look at what happened to netbooks and chromeos. It kind of flopped and it was outdated in less than 6 months because of the tablet generation. There are so many great mobile operating systems (iOS, Android) that to come out with another wouldn't be successful. Google Chrome OS is great but it has a limited buyers market. And to me it just seems weird that a company mostly known by their browser is going to come out with an OS? How about you develop an OS for PC before entering the mobile generation?

That's my thought,

John

ASNWER: Excellent point of view

QUOTE: I have more believes in Tizen OS. But will be hard for anyone to compete and gain terrain against the well established IOS and Android. I don't think all 3 new OS's (Tizen, Firefox and Sailfish) will survive. But Tizen will do good, most because because they have the hardware of Samsung

ANSWER: So you think that the company that has te hardware of Samsung supported, will survive?

QUOTE: In my opinion I can say Firefox is beginning in the development of software for the movils. So, I prefer give more time for devs... Maybe in the future will be a big phone OS.

ANSWER: Interesting your point of view, i think the same.

QUOTE: i think it's not really good if you give it on an android based phone..

i mean where's the point of buying an android phone without android inside it..

HTML cant do much much stuff either...

ANSWER: For the development of Webapps you can use WebApis, if you like that HTML5 works high with the Hardware of your device.

QUOTE: I think that it's great that a 'proper' opensource alternative will exist. I just hope they manage to get enough traction. I agree the UI is unimaginative and looks too much like a bad IOS copy but that can develop as the OS matures. It all comes down to how well it's taking up by developers, how smooth the system runs and of course price. As a basic smartphone for non power users that only need to make calls, browse the web, message, etc it could be a good alternative, especially as it won't be secretly leaking all your private information back to Google, Apple or MS.

With ububtu phone coming too it's going to be exciting times to watch how these unfold.

ANSWER: Really interesting your oppinion, i will send this to some FirefoxOS devs.

QUOTE: I think it's neither epic win nor epic fail. Firefox OS isn't designed to be #1, it's designed as an alternative and will do with even a small market share. That makes it neither a win nor a fail, it's the user experience that will ultimately decide. If you ask for opinions, make the thread title a question only, without providing any possible answers. We're here to express our opinion instead of picking a preset of opinions, which many seem to do.

ANSWER: There's any problem that send your opinion to other FirefoxOS Devs? :)

QUOTE: Personally I think its an epic win. It will never be the comparable to any OS like Android. However where it does excel is in its openness. Its probably one of the most free and open OS I've ever seen, and it uses Linux for its kernel. On another note if I had only one choice between Firefox OS and Ubuntu phone OS I'd pick Firefox.. but I haven't liked Ubuntu since Unity and the commercialization and exploitation of their Linux distro. My favorite feature of Firefox OS has got to be the ability to view source of an app just by holding the side button.

ANSWER: You're right! There's any problem that send your opinion to other FirefoxOS Devs? :D

QUOTE: I'm not sure how I feel about it honestly. In one way I feel like it's a little late to the game and they need a flagship device ASAP before anybody other than the modders/hackers to get into it. In another way I agree the openness will be awesome considering on what we can do with Android but I still feel like it has a lot to prove...very fast.

ANSWER: It's possible that some Devs of FirefoxOS provides Roms of FirefoxOS to install it more easier, it's only possible for now. It is not a official idea of Mozilla for legal reasons.

QUOTE: I agree. However by openness its really just seems to me to be an open source system that wants to flaunt off its source to all of its users, who sadly probably don't care about all that and just want a working phone. And there is a limit with what you can do with html5.. maybe instead of the misleading firefox os it should be called Gaia on gecko on Linux.

ANSWER: We are working to expand the limits of HTML5 with the WebApis ;)

QUOTE: Its really early to say if its an epic win or epic fail, Only time will tell.

but if i was given an option to chose one, i will go for firefox os.

ANSWER: So good!

QUOTE: I think Firefox has the potential to do quite well. While technologically superior, Ubuntu has no hardware partners or carriers currently onboard. Firefox has Brazillian carriers, ZTE and LG already scheduled to announce and release Firefox phones later this year.

Ubuntu is not expected to be first available until mid 2014. If what we've heard about MWC is to be believed, ZTE is set to announce their first Firefox phone this month.

Its a clever idea, but leaves me to wonder, how functional the phone will be without internet access. If the whole OS is HTML5 and all the apps are HTML... Are some apps able to be saved offline?

This would also mean the OS is not very data efficient. I also have questions about the security of a HTML5 system. There are some serious security risks regarding a website/app's access to the device's hardware apis.

I have some questions as to how this is going to work. Otherwise for those people on prepaid or with smaller data-allowance their phone could quickly become about as useful as a chromebook without internet.

I think there is potential here. It'll certainly go a lot further than Sailfish, has more developer momentum than Ubuntu and will be here before Tizen.

ANSWER: Yes, you can work with an app Offline, the Html5Apps of FirefoxOS uses Appcache that permits work without internet conection.

Bye

Gioyik