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		cageface on Jan 22, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Firefox OS Developer Preview Devices Announced Not enough others to drive a third app ecosystem or significant profit base.

drcube on Jan 22, 2013 [–]

Did they not say exactly that about Linux in the 90s?

Why do you need a third app ecosystem when a significantly more open phone should be able to run most code written for Linux or the web? Again, nobody is claiming they'll be the next iphone.

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