Mozilla HTML5 Smart Phone

stlarch · 2012-03-01 17:01:20

Just saw this, http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2012/02/27 … -platform/ , first ones expected at end of 2012. Woohoo! http://www.openwebdevice.com/ . I saw the article on lwn.

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hadrons123 · 2012-03-02 01:42:19

Its is a good start for mozilla . Saw videos in engadget too. But what is in it for mozilla? How are the revenues going to come, if its for free(most likely) ?

stlarch · 2012-03-02 03:43:45

Good question. I assumed the majority of the Mozilla funds in general came from donations but that obviously doesn't add up. After looking into it, apparently they get the vast majority (over 80%) from Google, oddly enough. It seems they have a deal currently that makes Google the default search and homepage for Firefox and Mozilla gets a kickback (basically like how adds work). And of course Google would profit too from this deal. From what I read, Mozilla will make about $180 million over the next three years. Not bad. I guess other companies can bid for it after this deal is over (for example Yahoo or Microsoft )? Interesting.

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karol · 2012-03-02 09:09:24

stlarch wrote:

I guess other companies can bid for it after this deal is over (for example Yahoo or Microsoft )? Interesting.

A bit OT: I'm not sure Yahoo will live that long.

ScionicSpectre · 2012-03-03 07:46:11

Since the beginning, Mozilla has always worked in the public interest. It shouldn't be surprising that they would create something they don't get direct financial investment from. The more their technology pervades the Web and devices, the more likely they are to be supported by other institutions and further donations. Also, if others don't adopt the open standards set by (and in cooperation with) W3C, they get a lot of good PR whenever they do.

I haven't really seen what Mozilla 'got out of it' in the first place, any more than GNOME or KDE get from what they've created. In essence, they want to create a platform that locks no one in, with the most minimal needs for dependencies. In essence, they're trying to take the competitive advantage out of 'I have these apps on iOS/Android/MeeGo' and make us focus more on the platforms we use. That can only be a good thing for their motives, and bad for all their competitors.

hadrons123 · 2012-03-03 08:25:24

ScionicSpectre wrote:

the more likely they are to be supported by other institutions and further donations

Mozilla is a big company(non-profit organization) with many people doing full time job. Eventually you need to pay the workers. If you are going to involve in a project that may not provide financial gains, its plain loss.
Mozilla's revenues depend on google >80% .If you are going to build a rival platform(which doesn't provide financial interests) to google, google maynot likely make a deal with mozilla the next time and firefox slipping in market share compared to chrome is not helping either.

Or mozilla knows this and want to break out from google's shackles, and make a platform of its own, but still I can't see how they will make money?

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ScionicSpectre · 2012-03-09 04:31:07

Yes, but as far as I can remember, Mozilla wasn't always so dependent on Google (or so active). It would certainly be beneficial if people who invest in the platform also invest in the foundation directly. Maybe some of the Linaro people will develop a greater interest in this platform, since it probably has a better chance of standardization in HTML than whatever Tizen's doing.

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