First impressions of Firefox OS (Video)

If you want to count the mobile operating systems that are currently playing on the smartphone market a significant role, we need not even all fingers of one hand. Because in four is off: Android (Google), iOS (Apple), Blackberry OS (RIM) and Windows Phone (Microsoft). Four systems, the worldwide market divided almost alone among themselves. With Firefox OS now tried another operating system to break into the highly competitive smartphone market. It was developed by Mozilla together with Telekom and other partners.

The special feature of Firefox OS is that it is an open standard. That is, the system is based on open web technologies ( HTML5 , CSS , Javascript ).Anyone can develop for Firefox OS, it is not a closed ecosystem for other providers.

My colleague Lisa Maria Shepherd you are on our YouTube video a first exclusive look at Firefox OS. Unlike other mobile operating systems here, the browser is the environment in which there are all the apps and websites.I like it, especially the presentation of search results. For the video, Lisa, for example, by Lady Gaga wanted. The result was a, I think, very clear results page with YouTube videos, Wikipeadia entry, official web site, and many more ... All packed clearly behind icons that resemble apps. And on the screen background you the suitable image of Lady Gaga appears.

Since the start of the project (project name Boot to Gecko) in 2011, Telekom is. We support it because we want to promote the competition of ecosystems in the smartphone market, Deutsche Telekom CEO René Obermann said today during the performance of Firefox on OS Mobile World Congress in Barcelona . "For our customers, we want to create freedom of choice and are therefore also on open platforms," ​​said Obermann.

Telekom is the first provider to bring Firefox OS to Europe: From summer wants our Polish subsidiary T-Mobile offer the Alcatel One Touch Fire with Firefox OS. A small impression of this entry-level smartphone you can also give you in the video. More info and photos of the Firefox OS and Alcatel One Touch Fire can be found on our media portal .

What's your impression of the new Mozilla operating system? Do you think it will establish itself in the market?