Mozilla’s
Firefox OS looks, on the face of it, to be a clean, smooth, simple experience,
and although no vendors have actually signed up as of yet to ship the
touch-based operating system on their mobile devices, two developer handsets
were available to purchase from Geeksphone, and were sold out within hours of
availability. Starting at just $119, the devices that were on offer present an
enticing prospect to anybody interested in the company’s open-source mobile
ecosystem, and although the Firefox OS is looking to do battle in an
ever-crowded market, the legions of Firefox fanatics behind the project give it
a very strong chance of forging a substantial user base.
It was revealed last week that these
dev phones would be made available as of today, and as well as the lower end
‘Keon’ device priced at $119, there’s also the slightly higher performing
‘Peak’, which will set you back $194. Both are out of stock at Geeksphone, and
although the retailer is based in the European nation of Spain, either device
were eligible for shipping to just about anywhere in the world.
iOS and Android may be the big guns
in the smartphone and tablet markets, but following years of two-pronged
dominance, many other companies are now looking to stand up and be counted.
Microsoft has impressed at times with Windows Phone, BlackBerry has sought to
reinvent itself with BB10, and even Canonical’s open-source Ubuntu, which is at
a slightly more advanced stage than the Firefox OS, is looking to make some
headway.
Mozilla has, to
its credit, plugged admirably away at the vortex of force that is Google’s
Chrome, and with the search giant far and away the leader in the mobile
industry, it will be intriguing to see whether fans of open source technologies
will give the Firefox OS the time of day. If you are indeed one of those
individuals, and would like to check out these still fledgling stages of the
Firefox OS, please head over to Geeksphone. We’re guessing that the devices might
be back in stock at one stage, but don’t take our word on it.
Please do
consider that these are developer phones only, and certainly not the kind you
would want as your daily runner at any cost. Reason? The software is not ready
for primetime use and there’s a high chance that you’ll run into a lot of bumps
on the road.
You’ve been
warned! [Source]
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