Shakedown Social

0 posts0 participants0 posts today

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://cubhub.social/@Rusty" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Rusty</a> <a href="https://rubber.social/@dragonarchitect" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@dragonarchitect</a> I disagree re: webOS and FirefoxOS.<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/webOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#webOS</a> failed due to lack of market penetration (there was only like 1 Tablet from <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/hp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hp</a>) and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FirefoxOS</a> failed because <a href="https://mastodon.social/@mozillaofficial" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mozillaofficial</a> didn't even offer to sell devices to folks like me and <a href="https://oxytodon.com/@fuchsiii" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@fuchsiii</a> that wanted one.<ul><li>The only devices with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Firefox</a> OS in the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EU</a> were a few <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NetLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NetLock</a>'d <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/prepaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prepaid</a> phones that got sold in Spain (reqiring ID for no valid reason!) and which were essentially useless for anyone outside of Spain.</li></ul>Add to that the absurdity that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mozilla</a> basically expected carriers (!!) to maintain and provide the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AppStore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AppStore</a>|s themselves and you get market fracturing worse than the "P.R." <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#China</a> (!!!)…It was mismanaged and self-sabotaged in the worst possible way.<ul><li>Similar to how <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OLPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OLPC</a> never sold the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XO1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#XO1</a> in retail and didn't even offer the "Give one, Get one" deal in most places...</li></ul>The <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Duopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Duopoly</a> of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Android</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iOS</a> wasn't unavoidable, but an outcome of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfSabotage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SelfSabotage</a> and halfassed non-commitment by competitors!

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@usaryan1" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@usaryan1</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@jon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@jon</a> +9001%<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RIP</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FirefoxOS</a>, cuz <a href="https://mastodon.social/@mozillaofficial" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mozillaofficial</a> refusing to sell <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/develooers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#develooers</a> devices made it a stillborn!<ul><li>Seriously, the only Firefox OS phone in the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EU</a> was some spanish <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NetLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NetLock</a>'d & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SimLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SimLock</a>'d device that one could only get by ID'ing in-store in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spain</a> and go through <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KYC</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SecurityTheater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SecurityTheater</a> cuz it was sold only in a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Prepaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Prepaid</a> bundle!</li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://ieji.de/@etua_en" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@etua_en</a> <a href="https://mozilla.social/@mozilla" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mozilla</a> I never expected <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FirefoxOS</a> to become big overnight, but I actually was shouting "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ShutUpAndTakeMyMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ShutUpAndTakeMyMoney</a>!" and they were like 'Go to Spain and get that obscure prepaid bundle and pray the carrier lets you buy an unlock code to get rid of the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NetLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NetLock</a> so you can actually use that thing!'...And that's just <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NotCool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NotCool</a>!

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UnpopularOpinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnpopularOpinion</a>: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FirefoxOS</a> was a good <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/mobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mobile</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OS</a>, but <a href="https://mozilla.social/@mozilla" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mozilla</a> kneecapped it by not selling devices for it to those that wanted it.<ul><li>like myself!</li></ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox_OS" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox_OS</a><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FLOSS</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/mobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mobile</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Firefox</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Distro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Distro</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Smartphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Smartphone</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://chaos.social/@frumble" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@frumble</a> <a href="https://mozilla.social/@mozilla" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mozilla</a> Und ja, alle <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WebDevs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WebDevs</a> die ich kenne waren begeistert wo <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FirefoxOS</a> vorgestellt wurde weil dann ist <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Apps</a> programmieren umso einfacher und ohne Bullshit möglich...<ul><li>Doof nur dass weder ich noch <a href="https://oxytodon.com/@fuchsiii" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@fuchsiii</a> noch sonstwer den ich kannte je ein <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Firefox</a>-OS - Gerät kaufen konnten, egal wieviel es gekostet hätte.</li></ul>Die einzigen FirefoxOS-Geräte in der <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EU</a> waren <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SimLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SimLock</a>'d / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NetLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NetLock</a>'d <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Prepaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Prepaid</a>-Handys die nur in Spanien bei Telefonica nur als Bundle mit SIM in Shops verkauft wurden!

Simon D. ⏚My dreams for <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mozilla</a> :A lightweight Firefox edition (in the spirit of XFCE and MX Linux, 100% written in Rust). That was Firefox back in 2004.- Built-in Multi-account container addon on a window base (new window, new container). - Built-in Temporary containers addon. - Built-in LocalCDN addon.Mobile <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/FirefoxOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FirefoxOS</a> / boot2gecko back. We need open hardware and free softwares in our pockets.Mozilla crawled, ad-free, web search engine (this has proven useful while cryptocurrencies nor AI did).

Daniel AppelquistCame into the office in my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FirefoxOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FirefoxOS</a> hoodie. Some engineers asked me “what was Firefox OS?” Oh boy. Let me tell you a story.

Aral BalkanImagine if Mozilla were what it says it is and had released Firefox OS under GPL…Instead, they did the research and development (with some of your money, if you donate to them) for a third-party company to come and close it off in a commercial product. Oh and for their patron, Google, to invest $20 million on top to create closed “smart feature phones” to farm the data of the <strike>poors</strike> “next five billion.”*golf claps*<a href="https://tuxphones.com/smart-feature-phones-revolution-kai-os/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tuxphones.com/smart-feature-phones-revolution-kai-os/</a><a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/kaiOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kaiOS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/firefoxOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#firefoxOS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mozilla</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/bigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bigTech</a>

Matěj Cepl 🇪🇺 🇨🇿 🇺🇦<a href="https://hachyderm.io/@timbray" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@timbray</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/@raph" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@raph</a> I like <a href="https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode</a> , because I used FIra with <a href="https://floss.social/tags/FirefoxOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FirefoxOS</a> (who even knows what it was?).

Recent searches

Search options

Administered by:

Server stats:

#firefoxos