FirefoxOS: What is different compared to others?

The acquisition of a mobile device should be a relatively easy task, let alone the 21st century and taking into account the rapid development of technology in specific areas. The market also - commonly informal trust among multinationals (hardware and software) technology - pushing in this direction, as is the scope for huge profits from every area of ​​the species.
Applications, games, voice recognition, fingerprint, face recognition and other areas of biometrics have become a daily routine which will take massive dimensions in the next few years. All these "wrapped" in portable devices Banikas the eye and modeled the dictates of fashion and life-styling, already imposes a fad for people trying to gain the most fashionable and advertised device, with the desire every year to change to the new model. The vast majority is content with the default provided by each device as basic functions, ignoring how it can improve the device and not knowing how manufacturers give a locked device, while the two biggest makers of operating systems (Google / Android and Apple / iOS) for these devices require their own software by default, without the ability to remove a user, a software which, plus the rest, is also a scandalous spyware that the carry everywhere.
These we have mentioned in dozens of articles and purpose of this document is not them, but what about the devices on the market and operating systems that have them. Basically, the devices are in use, have the following operating systems:

Android
iOS
WindowsPhone
FirefoxOS

Blackberry did not mention because it is unpublished and not anything else.
Although these operating systems have common operating modes and corresponding logical to use that 'nevertheless exhibit differences among them that would normally be taken into account. Since 2008 he presented the first Android handset to date, have occurred enough, as this technology as an idea and development keeps many years behind. The newest look is that of FirefoxOS that from 2013-2014, has already earned in this area, while not hidden how Mozilla's plans are based this operating system and its evolution to needs and technological capabilities.

With its pioneering "Open» smartphones running on the standard Web technology, Mozilla believes their chances against Android and iOS are good. The Mozilla, the maker of Firefox, once helped to break the Internet monopoly. Now, trying to do the same thing again.
On July 1, 2013, the Mozilla announced the first smartphones running the new Firefox-OS, the operating system. Mozilla is calling these smartphones that run on Firefox OS, «devices with Open Web» and wants to launch a new way of development for mobile devices that includes Open Web standards instead of closed, proprietary - until now - approaches.
In other words, Mozilla aims to undermine the proprietary of Apple and Google duopoly of iPhone and Android, respectively, giving the manufacturers, developers and consumers another option that is directly related to the technologies that support the Internet. And, in fact, he considers that he has an army of developers who will dedicate themselves to the goal of [ see detail ].

Indicative FirefoxOS devices.

How are the Firefox OS different from others?

The Mozilla Foundation has now formalized, that the development of FirefoxOS will be continuous and releases a new version every six months, which is different from the Android and Windows Phone for example, you do not have an exact timetable. The Mozilla Foundation, has categorically stated that moving to a development model for driving a single open source of Firefox OS core, with major releases every six months and I think it is conceivable to everyone how important is the continuous development and updating of an operating system and especially when control of it (the Code), help and independent developers because of its open nature.

The difference of base development, is clearly seen in this picture.

Although most happening everywhere it for rubble, Flash of Adobe, was never able to FirefoxOS, as it comes with support for HTML5, which means that you do not need any external plug-in or add-on, for seamless playback of multimedia content .
Although this has received negative reviews from magazines such as Linux Magazine, as HTML, this open and free approach does not work completely for goods and services network giants - and incidentally competitors FirefoxOS - such as Google, Microsoft, or Apple . The development of FirefoxOS, based of course on the browser-centric development, now more and more browsers, browsers, are full IT applications globally and especially when we talk about Firefox and this apparently is the reason why this FirefoxOS differs on several points with the other competitors. But diversification was elsewhere you should not pass indifferently. For example, ignored the technological fashion so focused on developing markets with cheap devices. For example, the recent entry of firefoxOS in Africa, certainly will change the landscape there and will give access to communication and information, to an even larger population groups, thanks to cheap, but with the latest technology (software) instruments. From 2012 started this effort, has not changed anything in Mozilla's strategy and marching at the same fixed structures, ignoring the reasoning of other authors (Android, iOS, MSphone, UbuntuTouch).

The drawings show a simple and perceptible way the "architecture" which "built" the FirefoxOS.

Everything's websites

With the browser-centeric logic then, everything we see through FirefoxOS, primarily constitute websites. Everything that is in this - the data - "shown" in the form of HTML. This of course, makes developing applications for Firefox OS effortless process. Although the OS Firefox comes with all the basic elements of a smartphone, unable for example to have all ts fashionable and popular applications such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, in combination, the difference is that applications do not behave like a common app with these restrictions, but also freezes often densely present.
Gripping however, a device with FirefoxOS in your hands, you will find that the device is ready for use. You do not have to say, to enter the import process mail address and verifications in order to use it. Not even will suggest you to visit a store to find or purchase additional applications.
And the initial screen, the Gaia environment called as the user-interface of FirefoxOS, comes with a simple configuration without widgets, having only a search bar and basic access data calls, sms, browser at the bottom, to the rolling bar.

The customization is simpler and shorter than the other corresponding functional, while the kill (the final stop) an application is made by a simple swiping (sliding). And the addition of third-party applications is very fast, without sticking the device and without laminated tap.

All are subject OEMs and developers

OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) is a term which identifies the manufacturer and not a product or a replacement. So for example, we could mention a large computer manufacturing company and computer equipment.
Here the Mozilla, you should overcome the negative perception that: OEM = no serious guarantee / cut off-the-neck-if-you-suffer-something.

[INFO: This comes from the fact that if the buy / PC OEMs (eg HP, Dell, Fujitsu-Siemens etc.), the Microsoft (for example), you do not provide your own technical support for Windows, but you refer to the respective OEM (eg HP, Dell, Fujitsu-Siemens etc.) to solve your any problem you have with Windows.]

The future of Firefox OS is largely dependent on the OEM and special community of Firefox. Clearly and Mozilla, you should find a way to overcome the negative feedback on the operating system, especially when it has the same characteristics as the first version of Android in 2008. According to her (the Mozilla), these will be overcome the new version 2.5 of FirefoxOS to be released in November (2015), the most customizable and secure experience, emphasizing features such as personalization and privacy. And clearly they should be prepared to accept this and reviewed the cooperation with Foxconn , to the market of devices (even the manufacturers).
In conclusion we would say that the majority of people out there, a device with FirefoxOS is more utilitarian in basic functions that one expects from a phone and a means to access the Internet and download pictures / videos. Course and characteristics of existing devices FirefoxOS is lower compared to other appliances market and this is one factor that you should consider everyone before the purchase of any device and definitely a factor that should be of concern to Mozilla, but deviate from the original strategy with regard to cheap devices.






Source:osarena.net