Mobile/BostonBrainstorm/Platforms

Why?

• Helps our ADIs because we add more users from other platforms
• iOS has a lot of browser hungry users (lots of browsing on iOS)

Potential platforms

• iOS
• Metro (Tablet, handled by desktop)
• Windows Phone (has IE7? and we can beat it. Needs NDK)
• Bada
• Android x86
• Google TV
• We probably want to stivk with Native UIs for phones, for the same reason we used it on Android

iOS Strategy

• Use as much of Gecko as we can. Don't just punt to a Webkit wrapper.
• We can get more HTML5, HTTP, Add-ons, WebRTC and other new features supported on our own timeline
• Should we consider jailbroken phones at all? It would help us get testing before we submit to the store
• Do we focus on phones, tablets or both?

Actions

• Let's land any patches to get Fennec working on iOS
• Get Product to commit to a research project to get a baseline of performance
• Get Legal to understand what the App Store limitations really are
• Get an NDK for Windows Phone 8 from Microsoft ASAP (if one is really available)

Questions in general

• Are we finished enough on Android? Have we proved ourselves there enough?
• What are the chances of success on any platform?
• Is Windows Phone a better space?
• More greenfield
• IE is a worse browser, better chance for Firefox to shine
• So many desktop users so Sync would have more target audience
• Do we need a better embedding system to handle multiple platforms without adding a lot of work on each platform?