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== Marketing, Press & Public Reaction  ==
== Marketing, Press & Public Reaction  ==
*[http://www.itproportal.com/2011/10/03/mozilla-launches-firefox-7-reduced-memory-usage/ Mozilla Launches Firefox 7 With Reduced Memory Usage] <br>
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*[http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20113192-264/firefox-8-beta-brings-twitter-search-tab-controls/ Firefox 8 beta brings Twitter search, tab controls ]<br>
*[http://www.itproportal.com/2011/09/30/mozilla-announces-firefox-8-beta-enhanced-ui-twitter-search/ Mozilla Announces Firefox 8 Beta with Enhanced UI, Twitter Search]<br>
*[http://www.webmonkey.com/2011/09/beta-update-firefox-8-offers-smarter-tab-restore/ Beta Update: Firefox 8 Offers Smarter Tab Restore]<br>
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*[http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-20114186-12/firefox-aurora-for-android-likes-big-buttons-and-cannot-lie/ Firefox Aurora for Android likes big buttons and cannot lie]<br>
*[http://asia.cnet.com/crave/firefox-aurora-for-android-sees-interface-upgrades-62211269.htm Firefox Aurora for Android sees interface upgrades]<br>
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*[http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9220513/Mozilla_aims_to_add_silent_updating_to_Firefox_10 Mozilla aims to add silent updating to Firefox 10 ]<br>
*[http://www.ghacks.net/2011/10/05/mozilla-talks-silent-updates-plans-firefox-service/ Mozilla Talks Silent Updates, Plans Firefox Service]<br>
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=== Mobile  ===
=== Mobile  ===


*Continuing to iterate on product positioning  
*Continuing to iterate on product positioning  
*Researching approaches to focus on tablet users <br>
*Researching approaches to focus on tablet users <br>  
*Putting together marketing plan for Firefox 9 release
*Putting together marketing plan for Firefox 9 release
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== Questions, Comments, FYI ==
== Questions, Comments, FYI ==


== Actions this week ==
== Actions this week ==

Revision as of 16:45, 5 October 2011

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Planning Meeting Details

  • Wednesdays - 11:00am PDT, 18:00 UTC
  • Mountain View Offices: Warp Core Conference Room
  • Toronto Offices: Fin du Monde Conference Room
  • irc.mozilla.org #planning for backchannel
  • (the developer meeting takes place on Tuesdays)

Video/Teleconference Details - NEW

  • 650-903-0800 or 650-215-1282 x92 Conf# 95312 (US/INTL)
  • 1-800-707-2533 (pin 369) Conf# 95312 (US)
  • Vidyo Room: Warp Core
  • Vidyo Guest URL
REMEMBER
These notes are read by people who weren't able to attend the meeting. Please make sure to include links and context so they can be understood.


Actions from Last Week

  • Kev to come back with a summary of the current state of the ESR discussions

Schedule & Progress on Upcoming Releases

Firefox Desktop

Release (3.6, 7)

Beta (8)

Aurora (9)

Nightly (10)

Firefox Mobile

7

8

9

Firefox Sync

Add-on Builder

Add-on SDK

Release (1.1 -> Firefox 7)

  • Did a post-mortem on repacks process
  • posted a proposal for repacks (short term and long term) on dev.planning, addons blog, and jetpack forum (Proposal)

Stabilization (1.2 -> Firefox 7, 8)

  • Third test build 1.2b3 spun yesterday
  • Are moving release up one week to Oct. 18th (discussion)

Development (1.3 -> Firefox 8, 9)

  • Merge to stabilization will also be moved up one week to reflect new schedule

Feedback Summary

Desktop

Mobile

UX & User Research

Market Insights

Mobile

Summary below, full update here and in your inbox.

  • Android approaching 1 million activations/day as it launches a new version next week and conquers even lower price points ($35 in India)
  • Opera extended its partnership with Safaricom, Kenya's leading network operator
  • The iPhone 4s was announced, featuring an updated CPU and camera and iCloud integration
  • PhoneGap was acquired by Adobe, who also launched a new suite of mobile applications
  • UC Web, a Chinese mobile browser, prepares to target the US market
  • Amazon is rumoured to be interested in acquiring WebOS
  • 3G turns 10 years old. Japan, its pioneer, has a 96% penetration rate

Marketing, Press & Public Reaction





Mobile

  • Continuing to iterate on product positioning
  • Researching approaches to focus on tablet users
  • Putting together marketing plan for Firefox 9 release


Questions, Comments, FYI

Actions this week

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