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Mozilla stops development of Firefox Mobile on Windows-based mobile phones

Mozilla's Director of Mobile Engineering, Stuart Parmenter, announced that they will not be developing a mobile version of their browser for future Windows based mobile phones.

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GR8 15166d ago

Good Internet explorer is way better.

cyborg69715166d ago

If you mean better at getting viruses and slower than you are correct sir.

Uncle Rico5166d ago

Does the same principle apply to mobile phones though? Is firefox any safer on the phone than IE?

mrv3215166d ago

Depends what you like

A heavily limited browser, which is slow, few add ons, pretty poor
A very good browser which does near everything you want from it just HTML 5.0 support

Personally I like good browsers and I go for firefox... but then again I am also out of choice mostly on Ubuntu because of the freedom.

RonyDean5166d ago

Do people even use Windows based phones?!?!

Uncle Rico5166d ago

Yes.... HTC is one popular brand using the Windows system

Fishy Fingers5166d ago (Edited 5166d ago )

Fair enough, it's down to MS they're pulling out from further development and others will probably follow suit. Shame though, with the new up coming Windows 7 mobile OS/Phones Firefox would have been great, it's probably wrong of me, but I stopped using IE a long time ago and now avoid MS browsers like the plague.

El_Colombiano5166d ago

You and thousands of others. I can't stand any MS browser.

ChickeyCantor5166d ago (Edited 5166d ago )

How would you know the latest iteration of I.E is bad if you haven't gave it a try cause you avoid it " like the plague." ?

Just sayin.

edit:

No you said " like the plague."
Sounds like a negative to me.

Next to that, firefox lovers will always claim Firefox is the best. Same goes for all browsers.

Fishy Fingers5166d ago (Edited 5166d ago )

First hand I dont, but notice I didnt say anything about IE being "good" or "bad".

Although, I know from plenty of reading, tests and following things like this that there are better options, such as firefox. Plus, I couldnt live without my add-ons.

Edit: Again before I said like the plague I said, "it's probably wrong of me", what I said isnt negative, perhaps your just a fan of IE I dont know.

Also, I'm no "firefox lover", I just use the service which suits me best, which due to the add-ons is firefox. All browsers have their plus points.

It's not hard to grasp, I have no loyalty towards an internet browser manufacturer, I just side with what fits my needs.

Strange_Evil5166d ago

IE sucks. I would even use Safari before IE cause the speed and reliability is better. But FireFox>All IMO.. Add Ons really stand out for me.

ChickeyCantor5166d ago

" perhaps your just a fan of IE I dont know. "

Yeah that must be it, LOL.

darthv725166d ago

I hate how the bberry browser emulates IE/Netscape. I tried mini opera and that is cool but I am so used to firefox on pc that a handheld version for the blackberry would be nice.

Microsoft Xbox 3605166d ago

PIE is garbage on WinMo 6.5. Hopefully it gets better in Windows Mobile 7 but I really doubt it.

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tdrules5166d ago

FUNK YEAH
support a good mobile platform, great to see.
Opera Mini 5 IS awesome, but it's not Firefox.
and God knows why Google didn't put Chrome in their own Mobile OS

hoops5166d ago

Would nice to see Opra mini on the iPhone...Opps...we have to see if Apple approves that app for it LOL

OpenGL5166d ago

I would totally use Firefox mobile on my Android smartphone.

anonymouse1113355166d ago

I could care less, about it really, it's stupid to put windows 7 on a netbook that doesn't have the proper power to run it, let alone a phone with even less power, linux is where it's at for netbooks and phones, unless you plan to put a older version of windows on it in which you'd lose support quick, iirc XP loses support in the next year or so.

I don't think M$ will do well with a phone, they've tried doing these me too products following apple like the Zune with the iPod and they haven't really touched them with it, the only exception I can think of off the top of my head is the 360 and they're beginning to fall behind with it.

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Microsoft's quest for short-term $$$ is doing long-term damage to Windows, Surface, Xbox, and beyond

Microsoft is pushing for no "red line" for what games could come to PlayStation, and it all revolves around Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood's plans to increase every department's margins.

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Brazz14h ago

"The plan to move Xbox games to other platforms is codenamed "Latitude" internally, and I know there's debate and unease at Microsoft about whether or not this is a good idea. More upcoming Microsoft-owned games slated for PlayStation are already being developed. At least for now, they're potentially obvious games you'd most likely expect. And yes, while it's true Microsoft is a prolific publisher on PlayStation already, it has typically revolved around specific franchises like Minecraft. From what I've heard, Microsoft is pushing for no "red line" for what games could come to PlayStation, and it all revolves around Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood's mandate to increase every department's margins. "

Yeah, they are going to kill Xbox hardware.

Xeofate12h ago

"Yeah, they are going to kill Xbox hardware."

It's for the best.

Quit stringing along xbox fans and screwing over PlayStation owners.

crazyCoconuts7h ago

Take good care of those Xboxes if you have 'em ...

outsider16247h ago

An Xbox game on a Playstation. Never in my years of gaming did i ever thought this was gonna happen.

jznrpg2h ago

It is dying anyway so doesn’t make much of a difference

VersusDMC2h ago

No way can they get rid of the hardware as probably 90% of game pass subscribers are hardware users.

Highly doubtful those users will move to PC or Cloud to subscribe there and the competition (Sony and Nin) will never have gamepass on their system.

If they want to keep the current subscribers, they need to keep releasing new hardware.

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gold_drake13h ago

i think it will kill off the xbox brand. windows will be fine.

but there is and would be a chance that xbox might be killed off in the future. if they fail to make the money they put in. imo.

S2Killinit11h ago

They wont kill it, but they will go fully PC while keeping xbox as a brand, and go multiplatform for the most part. They will also work tirelessly to diminish console gaming’s importance.

PRIMORDUS8h ago

It would be best if Xbox goes the way of Sega, just make and publish games. I know I myself will not support them at all with buying games from them, you all can. 🙃

ChasterMies6h ago

The Xbox brand will live for the games. I don’t expect Microsoft to entirely drop out of gaming hardware. They make Surface tablets and laptops. They’ll make Xbox branded hardware for those that want it.

shadowT13h ago

"Microsoft is pushing for no "red line" for what games could come to PlayStation"

Forza and Starfield next?

Skuletor11h ago

Starfield would be no surprise and there's the rumor that it will come to Playstation after the Shattered Space DLC, Forza (along with Halo and Gears of War) I find less likely but I wouldn't be surprised if they eventually end up on PlayStation too, especially if Xbox give up on hardware and go the Sega route.

shinoff218311h ago

Not to worried about forza. I'd rather see others like what inxile and obsidian are working on. Starfield sounds like it needs more time in the oven so let it cook first imo. If starfield and it's a small if does release on ps it'll be in the fall around the time for dlc or right at the dlc and come packaged with it.

-Foxtrot12h ago

In the words of Phil Spencer when he was talking about Nintendo last year

“It's just taking a long time for Microsoft to see that their future exists off of their own hardware"

S2Killinit11h ago

Yup. MS are a cancer to console gaming.

Aloymetal10h ago

100%!!
I wonder what happened to that dude that was always here posting those court articles with cartoons about MS spending all those billions in studios. He suddenly disappeared, I guess he doesn't like bad news when the green brand is in trouble. No new articles from him as of late...

PRIMORDUS8h ago

Yup, and it's only going to keep spreading.

Outside_ofthe_Box8h ago

Phil Spencer's words always comes back to bite him lol

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