Thanks for kicking off this conversation Juliusz and for the analysis
you've done so far. Let's get this up on a wiki, have some more
conversation around it, and coalesce this into reality.


On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 9:06 AM, rupert THURNER <[email protected]>wrote:

> Hi, one main issue on android 2.3 devices might be space to put firefox
> onto it. Additionally there are regions where mobile traffic is expensive.
>
> Rupert
> Am 23.04.2014 19:59 schrieb "Juliusz Gonera" <[email protected]>:
>
> Brion Vibber wrote:
>>
>>> Just a quick note: Android 2.3 and Windows Phone 7.5 (IE 9) devices have
>>> no software upgrade path; we can only wait for them to fall out of the
>>> market as devices get replaced. [Well technically Android 2.3 users could
>>> run Firefox, but getting people to switch browsers on mobile is hard!
>>>
>>
>> I know, but I'm not too worried about IE9. Its usage is already pretty
>> low. When it comes to Android 2.3 a few months ago I had an idea of showing
>> banners to its users suggesting that they upgrade to Firefox. I'll push
>> more for it so that we find some time to actually get it done. It should
>> not be too difficult and I'd be curious to see if it improves Firefox
>> metrics.
>>
>>  I'm also a little worried to see old versions of Chrome in there; does
>>> this mean there's a lot of people who aren't turning on updates on their
>>> phone and are using an old version that shipped with the phone? Or is there
>>> something else holding back updates on some devices? With Chrome and
>>> Firefox on fast release cycles, it can be a pain to support old bugs...
>>>
>>
>> I'm also not sure where this comes from. I'd wait and see if it changes
>> in the next few months. If it doesn't, we could investigate why Chrome
>> Mobile 18 and not any other old version is that popular.
>>
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