Mozilla thinks mobile Firefox will kill app stores
Firefox will have the fastest javascript engine
The big problem facing developers today is that each mobile app store is unique.
Apple's App Store requires one SDK, Android, another, and so on and so forth.
Why is there no uniform platform to make developer's lives easier? Why can't
someone just develop a single application and then allow all mobile devices to
use it?
This is precisely the issue Mozilla feels they can address with their upcoming mobile version of Firefox (aka Fennec). According to an article from PC Pro, Fennec, when it's released, will have the fastest javascript engine of any mobile browser available in the smartphone market. This, according to Mozilla, will allow developers to create their applications to work in the browser, as opposed to running it directly from the phone's platform. Jay Sullivan, VP of mobile at Mozilla, says that Fennec will make it so that "anyone who knows javascript and HTML can develop a great app without having to learn a specific mobile platform." He's also realistic, admitting that it will be a while before developers move away from app stores and embrace the web model.
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