----- Original Message ----- > On Sep 3, 2013, at 5:11 AM, Christophe Brocas <[email protected]> > wrote:
> > Hello > > > > Sync has always been Firefox oriented and so it put the focus on syncing > > booksmarks/tabs/passwords informations. > > > > But with the move to Mobile with FirefoxOS, I think users will first want > > to > > sync their contacts and calendar between their mobile/PC/tablet. Because it > > is > > what first matter on a phone. > > > We should probably provide our own contact sync service eventually, but in > the spirit of "not building another silo", what about syncing to other > contact service providers (Google, Yahoo, Facebook, etc)? > Maybe we should support third-party contact sync before we build our own. > When we launch support for contact sync, exactly 0 zero users will have > pre-existing contacts in the Firefox OS contact syncing service, which makes > the value prop less compelling. However, I suspect at least some users will > have pre-existing contacts at these other providers, so supporting contact > sync with them is a compelling value prop. I can't help feeling a bit sad about this plan though. We use FirefoxOS to give people a great entry platform to the mobile internet, then we introduce them to Google or Facebook and proceed to get them locked into those vendors. I can see the rationale of the plan: If you want Sync, then you must have more than just your phone. If you have more than just a phone, you probably already have your data locked into a vendor. Unless these people, like many others, mistakenly see Sync is a way to backup their contacts and other data.
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