FirefoxOS
Disclaimer: What follows is a work of fiction. An imaginary press release and faked screenshots based around a product that doesn’t exist (yet!).
As stated above, this press release is entirely fictional, however there is an exciting (and real) project in progress to bring a similar idea to fruition, called Webconverger.
Unfortunately, it’s really designed as a kiosk browser, and it’s still a little rough around the edges for consumer use. Configuring non-dhcp networking is not straightforward, and setting your own default homepage (which is a fairly basic requirement) will cost you £100 GBP for a customised version. In addition, I had trouble getting it to install on my Eee PC 701 4GB.
I would really love to see Mozilla put their full weight behind a project like this.
FirefoxOS has a nice ring to it, don’t you think?
Note: This post originally featured the press release presented as if it were real, followed by the admission that it was just fantasy. However, as Mike pointed out, these sort of things can sometimes go very pear shaped. The risk was minimal, given my readership levels, but it wasn’t worth taking the chance.
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