Firefox OS for everyone

How would you talk about it to anyone?

Kaustav Das Modak | @kaustavdm

Not everyone is a developer.

Not everyone needs to be.

Some keywords

● Web-based● Light-weight● Mobile OS● User-focused● Privacy● Mozilla-powered

● Open-source● >= 32 countries● Webapps● Apps● Smartphone● Affordable

Which of these make sense to anon-technical person?

Usually, only these matter

Apps

Smartphone

Affordable

The rest may not matter to an average person.

So, what matters? And how?

Apps

Magic boxes

Gets you connected

Does something

Smartphone

Touchscreen

Camera

Apps

Makes you look cool

Smartphone = Touchscreen + Camera + Apps

Affordable = Low costCheap = Low quality

Usually,Affordable => Cheap

Win-Win condition

(Affordable + Good quality) Smartphone

Comes cheap, but is not cheap.

Firefox OS is a software that runs on mobiles.It uses latest web technologies.

That makes it light-weight.So, hardware cost is low.

It can give similar features at lower cost.

+It is built by Mozilla, a non-profit organization.

With thousands of developers around the world.

+The entire software is available for free.

Phone makers spend less money in production.So, retail cost is lowered.

+Free as in

Phone makers don't have to pay to use it.Plus, they can make any change they want.Because, the software is available publicly.

Firefox OS = (Low Cost + Good quality) smartphone

+ apps all over internet+ cares about your privacy

Apps on Firefox OS phones

Any mobile website is an app

Entire web is on your phone

The phone is part of the web.

And it is being used to make TV, watches, small gadgets, car dashboards and much more.

...This is just the beginning...