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Mozilla developer community has now decided to shut down support for its mobile experiment which it started with the launch of Firefox OS as it failed to overrule the dominance of both the Apple and the Google. This report too got confirmed from one of the developers from the Mozilla community named George Roter.
This move will free a lot of staff from the headache of figuring out as to how can the OS be made popular among the general masses. In an official blog post, Geroge Roster stated," Through the work of hundreds of contributors we made an awesome push and created an impressive platform in Firefox OS. However, as we announced in December, the circumstances of multiple established operating systems and app ecosystems meant that we were playing catch-up, and the conditions were not there for Mozilla to win on commercial smartphones.". He further added that "After the release of version 2.6, the company would officially stop supporting the mobile OS.
Adding to the comment made by Roter, Ari Jaaksi, Mozilla's SVP of Connected Devices, said, "Firefox OS proved the flexibility of the Web, scaling from low-end smartphones all the way up to HD TVs. However, we weren't able to offer the best user experience possible and so we will stop offering Firefox OS smartphones through carrier channels."
George Roter also stated that Mozilla made such a decision as part of a push to pivot from Firefox OS to connected devices and wants to divert its attention on developing open-source software for the Internet of Things that includes everything from connected devices to lightbulbs to everything else and expressed its delight by mentioning that the company as of now is involved in three major projects including a smart TV and several other small projects.
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