Win8/Win8.1 Modern version of Firefox plans to run aground

Computer Store News: Mozilla has delayed the release of Firefox for Windows 8 Modern UI for several times. This version is also called Firefox for Metro. Until last month, Mozilla released a beta version of the Firefox for Metro browser. It supports Windows 8 application interface and supports touch. We expect the browser to be released on March 18. But today, there is a very bad news, Mozilla this Win8 browser plan will die.

The news was announced by the head of mozilla products, Johnathan Nightingale. He said that the emergence of this application has always been a mistake. This statement is shocking. Even the development team can't accept this news for a short time. Nightingale said that from the beginning of this project, the Firefox team is developing, testing and improving the software. But there is a problem that always stands in front of everyone, that is, the promotion of this application is quite difficult. So stop developing and save more money.

“ There are reasons for making this difficult decision. We can choose to complete the software development, but at the same time, we have to spend more people to maintain the project, we need engineers, interface designers, user service personnel are all invested in the project. Based on the current situation, it is inevitable to abandon this project and it is unquestionable. If we want to release a product, we must ensure that this software is supported. But we think that this project will consume a lot of investment, but the impact is minimal. ”Nightingale said.

Nightingale said that retaining this project would be convenient for users, but he stressed that giving up the project would be good for Firefox because of the lack of financial resources.