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Mozilla Planning to Release Firefox iOS App in the Future

Like a fellow commenter posted recently, I am thrilled that Mozilla has finally decided to start actually thinking about implementing FF on iOS. I just hope it doesn't go the way that VLC ended up. Such a great app and no conversion was required to play content on iOS...pity...
 
It would be an amazing snub to Apple if they just bypassed the App Store and created a Cydia repository for native iOS Firefox via Cydia.

Open Source for iOS

osios.mozilla.org/cydia/
 
This Microsoft styled practice of practically not allowing other browsers, should stop someday. No wonder people buy android devices.
 
vagos said:
This Microsoft styled practice of practically not allowing other browsers, should stop someday. No wonder people buy android devices.
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Because other browsers are allowed? As Microsoft allowed them all along as well?
 
C DM said:
Because other browsers are allowed? As Microsoft allowed them all along as well?
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Answer: All along is irrelevant. Microsoft was found to be in violation of anti-trust regulations and forced to implement changes to come into compliance and protect competition.

Question: Why should Apple be exempt?

Answer: They shouldn't.
 
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UnsignedKnabble said:
Answer: All along is irrelevant. Microsoft was found to be in violation of anti-trust regulations and forced to implement changes to come into compliance and protect competition.

Question: Why should Apple be exempt?

Answer: They shouldn't.
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That doesn't have anything to do with not allowing other browsers, that was about having one pre-installed as default. Somewhat different things. That said, the difference that plays a role when it comes to that is that when Microsoft was doing that it was applying to some extremely high percentage of computers in the world, while the iPhone represents a fairly small percentage of phones in the world.
 
C DM said:
That doesn't have anything to do with not allowing other browsers, that was about having one pre-installed as default. Somewhat different things. That said, the difference that plays a role when it comes to that is that when Microsoft was doing that it was applying to some extremely high percentage of computers in the world, while the iPhone represents a fairly small percentage of phones in the world.
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Apple Safari is certainly pre-installed on machines and phones. I have yet to see any other browser pre-installed, and in some cases as we have seen, they are blocked entirely. That Apple doesn't control the market is inconsequential, there is no fine print in the law for "anti-trust violations are ok if you're small." Conspiracy is not defined by success, but rather intent.

Of course, it's all meaningless if no one steps up to lobby for an investigation.
 
Not getting into....

the discussion "We Android users can do this/that...." is fine to have options. Albeit, not constrained by Apple policies...:eek:....The Nitro engine in the desktop Firefox make a difference. So the RAM management, in most cases....Hope to see the little fox running in iOS devices....:D...;)


:):apple:
 
sviato said:
The constant updates causing extensions to be outdated such as PDF reader, so I couldn't get proper functions in the browser.

The main issue was that it kept freezing my MacBook - the whole system, so I'd have to do a hard reset. I found others were having the issue and Mozilla had no fix. Eventually I had enough and went to Safari. While I like the connectivity of Safari between my MacBook and iPhone, it's not as great as Firefox sans issues. Will likely try Chrome once I get annoyed with Safari.
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Maybe instead of complaining you could easily see that they have a version that is good for almost a year at a time.
 
so the decision has been reversed :D

i can't wait..... Ok, this officially made me upgrade to iOS 8.

Good does come to those who wait.

Will this also mean the memory leaks will now also be true ? or memory footprint associated with the desktop with previous versions as being a history to that.
 
C DM said:
That doesn't have anything to do with not allowing other browsers, that was about having one pre-installed as default. Somewhat different things. That said, the difference that plays a role when it comes to that is that when Microsoft was doing that it was applying to some extremely high percentage of computers in the world, while the iPhone represents a fairly small percentage of phones in the world.
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Funny how selectively Apple goes from being the largest player in the phone market to being the little guy no one knows about.
 
Tech198 said:
so the decision has been reversed :D

i can't wait..... Ok, this officially made me upgrade to iOS 8.

Good does come to those who wait.

Will this also mean the memory leaks will now also be true ? or memory footprint associated with the desktop with previous versions as being a history to that.
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There are no memory problems with firefox, have not been for years, Chrome uses much more memory
 
UnsignedKnabble said:
Apple Safari is certainly pre-installed on machines and phones. I have yet to see any other browser pre-installed, and in some cases as we have seen, they are blocked entirely. That Apple doesn't control the market is inconsequential, there is no fine print in the law for "anti-trust violations are ok if you're small." Conspiracy is not defined by success, but rather intent.

Of course, it's all meaningless if no one steps up to lobby for an investigation.
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And, unlike Microsoft, Apple won't let anyone use their own "engine" to provide a better solution.

Microsoft didn't force others to write their software to use only their proprietary Microsoft code.
 
UnsignedKnabble said:
Apple Safari is certainly pre-installed on machines and phones. I have yet to see any other browser pre-installed, and in some cases as we have seen, they are blocked entirely. That Apple doesn't control the market is inconsequential, there is no fine print in the law for "anti-trust violations are ok if you're small." Conspiracy is not defined by success, but rather intent.

Of course, it's all meaningless if no one steps up to lobby for an investigation.
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Not sure where they are blocked. As for being pre-installed, Microsoft still has IE pre-installed as well as I recall. Conspiracy is not really part of any of this, it was in fact related to anti-trust/monopoly type of actions, and sure enough numbers play an important role there given that dominance is one of the major factors when it comes to anti-trust/monopoly. None of this is to say that what Apple is doing is good or bad or right or wrong, just that the whole Microsoft/IE comparison isn't quite applicable in the same terms that applied to Microsoft/IE.

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flyinmac said:
Funny how selectively Apple goes from being the largest player in the phone market to being the little guy no one knows about.
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Where does this "selectivity" come in? What does anyone knowing about it have to do with actual numbers and market share worldwide?
 
I know everyone here wants to slam Firefox here, but to be honest, it's still necessary, at least for me. There are still some FLASH streaming sites that simply don't like Safari for whatever reasons, especially if you like porn. :D

But seriously, some sports streaming sites still use FLASH exclusively which makes it very difficult if not impossible to watch on an iPhone.

The current workarounds are clunky and crappy. If anybody's going to do it, I'd rather see Firefox do it then the current options.
 
Paradoxally said:
What issues? It runs pretty much rock solid for me (FF Developer Edition).

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I also do not understand why people still shade Firefox. Its memory footprint has been optimized to the point where it is the most memory efficient browser you can run from the "big 3" (FF, Safari, Chrome).

It is extremely extensible and customizable, so you can make it yours. No other browser has even close to the amount of customization FF allows.

It protects your privacy and, if you don't like the default privacy settings, there's an add-on for that (ex: NoScript, Ghostery).

The sync feature works pretty damn well, second only to Google's imo. However, Chrome has been extremely bloated lately and taking up a lot of memory, hence my switch to FF.

It is not a perfect browser, but is way, way ahead of its competition. Safari doesn't exist on Windows, so I can't use it (unfortunately, I still have to use Windows at work), and I've pretty much ditched Google's alternative.
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Paradoxally, you say safari doesn't exist for Windows? Is that because of Windows 8? I've got windows Vista and Windows 7 with safari on them. Not sure why they would work on mine then
 
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