From PC World: Mozilla has ended its ambitious entry into the smartphone race, saying Tuesday it will stop offering Firefox OS phones through operators.
The withdrawal is unsurprising, even though Mozilla heralded the OS as one of its major projects in its recent annual report.
Some operators shipped Firefox OS phones, which were designed to be lower-cost alternatives to Android-powered ones and Apple’s iPhone, but the devices never gained significant market traction.
“Firefox OS proved the flexibility of the Web, scaling from low-end smartphones all the way up to HD TVs,” according to a statement from Ari Jaaksi, Mozilla’s senior vice president of connected devices.
“However, we weren’t able to offer the best user experience possible, and so we will stop offering Firefox OS smartphones through carrier channels.”
Mozilla’s change of plans illustrates just how difficult it is to develop competitors to Android and Apple’s iPhone, which dominate smartphone sales.
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