Hello! I wanted to write a short bit about why I use Firefox and what might make me use Firefox OS if I weren't working on it. I started thinking about this after reading through Naoki's thread, but I didn't want to derail that discussion, so I'm posting a standalone bit. I hope my experience resonates with others' in some helpful ways.
I am Linux user. I only use two applications: my terminal and Firefox. Lots of people like having a ton of different installed apps or content bookmarks. I want a simpler experience with more control than that. The browser is like a universal remote control for me. I can customize Firefox with addons so that it makes every content experience I have exactly right for me. I can also debug and inspect all of the content I view and interact with via the dev tools. I love that my universal remote lets me investigate what's going on under the hood of any application. Sometimes there's a banner blocking some text that I want to read in the browser. I can use my universal remote control to delete that banner (dev tools delete element). I expect for my remote control to remember who I am, what content I visit, my passwords, etc across devices. I love that when I update my browser history and identity on my laptop, it persists to my phone and vice-versa. Firefox makes me feel like a "hacker". With Firefox I am in the driver's seat and I can tinker with all of the knobs and configurations. A lot of people don't like looking under the hood and just want things to magically do what they're hoping to accomplish. Whenever I have experiences like that, I just wonder about how the thing happened under the hood and wish I had a way to find out. I recognize that I'm not in the majority of users in a lot of facets. However, if Firefox OS achieved the same market share on mobile that Linux has on desktop, we would (rightfully) be _very_ pleased. So I'll end with one vision for Firefox OS v3 as food for thought. Firefox OS isn't an "apps" phone. It's a mobile browser that also gives you calling, texting, contacts, clock, email, calendar, calculator, music, video, camera, and file browser functionality. Those bits aren't core apps so much as they are browser / remote control buttons in a similar way to how applications like Firefox Hello and Pocket augment the desktop browser. Thanks for reading! Gareth
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