B2G

"Mozilla, the organisation behind the web browser Firefox, has launched a new operating system (OS) project for mobile devices that will run applications primarily on the Web, says PCWorld.

Named Boot to Gecko (B2G), the project is in pursuit of Mozilla’s goal of building a complete, standalone operating system for the open web.

The operating system will be based on Android at the lowest-level, since the basics are already there, but there’s no word on whether it will be compatible with Android apps.

Since Mozilla is taking a different direction with its OS with running applications primarily on the Web, this could be a problem for users who don’t have a big data plan.

In addition, the developers at Mozilla should also consider the fact that not everywhere in the world has a high-speed stable wireless network.

So in theory, if Mozilla wants to pull this off, they would have to make their OS as lightweight as possible, which means they would either have to make an OS that doesn’t consume a lot of resources or compress the data before sending it to the user.

The project is still in its infancy and in their brief B2G webpage they have enlisted a few web apps that they still need, including a phone, SMS, contacts manager, camera/photo manager/gallery, e-book reader and games.

Mozilla is encouraging developers to participate in its ambitious attempt to compete with the likes of Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS.

This will certainly open up new boundaries in the mobile OS market and expose mobile users to a wider variety of choices in devices."

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Think this one will do better than any of the current mobile OS? Or will it even work? Lets just wait & see =)
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