Operators love Firefox OS

Computer store news: AllThingsD, a well-known foreign technology media, wrote today that Firefox OS, a Firefox web browser manufacturer Mozilla, has been supported by many operators. In addition to the fact that the operating system is expected to threaten the status of Android and iOS, the lower cost and open source features are the main reasons why the operating system is favored by operators. But despite its numerous partners, Firefox OS faces enormous challenges from other competitors. The following is a summary of the article:

It is not difficult to understand why Mozilla is supported by many operators.

First, operators like operating systems that can threaten the status of Apple and Android. That's why they are always optimistic about new operating systems such as Windows or BlackBerry.

“ ‘Duopoly & rsquo; is not a good thing for any industry, & rdquo; Telefonica CEO Cesar · Cesar Alierta on Sunday Mozilla Said at the press conference. Telefonica has a huge stake in Firefox OS, which will bring the operating system to several countries this year, and by the end of next year, Firefox OS is expected to cover all of Telefonica's market.

Franco Bernabè, CEO of Telecom Italia, said that even in the presence of the BlackBerry and Windows Phone operating systems, Firefox OS and Linux-based operating system Tizen still There is a great chance of winning.

& ldquo; I think there is room for development in these operating systems," Barnabe said in an interview at the Mozilla conference. “The last thing we want to see is the monopoly of the two giants. & rdquo;

In addition, Firefox has two other advantages that can win the favor of operators.

The first is lower cost. Operating systems like Android are free, but Firefox OS is designed for low-end devices, and Android runs poorly on these devices and sometimes doesn't even work.

Second, Firefox OS is open source. Operators can do whatever they want on the operating system by running their own applications and services.

Barnabe says this design makes Firefox and Tizen better than the BlackBerry and Windows operating systems. “In our opinion, only the open source mobile operating platform can really become popular. ”

Despite these advantages, Firefox OS still faces many challenges. Only when the operating system runs smoothly and the functions are good, the dreams of the operators can be realized. At the beginning, there were not a few companies that invested too many bets on HTML, including Facebook. But after that, Facebook changed its course and moved to develop business on iOS and Android platforms.

Some analysts pointed out that although Firefox OS has won so many partners, Mozilla still has a lot of work to do to launch a really hot product.

 For Firefox, the real test is the quality of the software, and the user and developer experience," market research firm Ovum analyst Tony Cripps Said. “From the Firefox OS phone shown at this conference, we can clearly see that the device is slow and not smooth, so the operating system still has a long way to go to truly control the market. "Cripps added that even low-end smartphones need to run smoothly and fully functionally, and call it the Android phone in the low-end mobile phone market and the recently launched feature phones, such as Nokia. The Asha series and Samsung's Rex phones have formed a strong competitive edge.

At the same time, wanting to enter the US market is also a big problem for Firefox. Gary Kovacs, CEO of Mozilla, said the local market is certainly a big goal for Mozilla, but it is not the market that the company prioritizes. The company announced that Sprint is one of its partners, but did not disclose specific details. Kovas said that in 2014 Mozilla is expected to launch Firefox OS smart devices in the United States.