Sailfish wrote:
Win8 is a closed system. Apple can get away with it because of their
ability to inspire with the hardware and software design. Android is
open and is now selling more smartphones/tablets than even Apple, let
alone WinPhone7. Why should Mozilla put anything more than a meager
effort into Win8?
Why is Win8 any more closed than any other version of Windows?
Actually, Microsoft is providing the advantage of a Windows runtime (WinRT) that
will run on both tablets and conventional computers. It's hard to believe that
WinRT will not become available for Windows phone development also. Unless
WinRT/Metro fails completely, this is a very big market that can be addressed by
a single WinRT version of the browser.
WinRT also has the advantage that it can be programmed directly in C++ (though
the interaction with the Metro UI requires an extended version of C++ called
C++/CX). Much better than using Objective C or Dalvik, IMHO.
But currently, the only Metro/WinRT browser is Internet Explorer 10. One
interesting feature of it is that it does not allow plug-ins, not even Silverlight.
--
David Wilkinson
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