Mozilla Boot 2 Gecko Mobile Os Release Early Next Year

[manuleka 0]

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so early 2012 we'll be expecting another mobile OS... i don't know much about Mobile devices hardware and it's structures but am wondering how hard is it to create OS independent devices (like in Personal Computers and Laptops)
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[mahesh2k 0]

I think samsung and some other small mobile and tablet companies don't restrict users to install any other OS on their phones. Only apple and microsoft has such limitations. I have not yet tested any third party os on android based mobile so not sure about android. But nokia n8 and n9 are the one which you can use for installing the third party OS. There are folks who have install small linux distros on these phones. You can find tutorial on such installation posted way back year in knowledgfestura on linux and python installation on such phones. Ubuntu is another OS that is coming soon on tablet and phones. I am interested in that OS as ofnow. But only if they come up with some essential music and other support that nokia and apple phones already have like file formats and some small settings like browsing the disk etc. That will make things better. As for mozzila's OS, who knows they might change the world like they did with browser. I am tired of android based phones because of chinese hardwares. Let's see what mozilla brings next year.

[manuleka 0]

...I am tired of android based phones because of Chinese hardwares...

i thought a high proportion of electronic device components are Chinese made?

[mahesh2k 0]

Not all are chinese. Processors are from taiwan, korea, japan and china. So not all hardware is from china. Most of the cheap hardware that we see today is from china. Take case of nokia which is finnish company, apple us based company and microsoft which is again us based company. They use native hardware for the mobiles. Samsung, LG, GE and few other companies on the other hand make use of both native and chinese or other hardware from the market. Chinese cheap hardware prices are very low(thats why cheap). Take case of ipad clone of chinese maker, the cost is below 100$. They don't give warranty for such tablets and phones. If it's gone then ahem it's gone.

[manuleka 0]

I was just curious about you're comment of being tired of Android Chinese hardwares???Samsung makes a lot of Android/Smart devices (if not the largest in the world) and they're Korean, HTC does make heaps of Android devices too (Taiwan)... LG (Korean) etcmost of the big guns in android device manufactures are not Chinese...

[mahesh2k 0]

That's true that there better mobile makers which are not from china. But the reason chinese mobiles are more in the market is because of their market penetration. Take example ICE cream sandwich release of android OS. Many big guns are yet to update their old models or even recent to this operating system. In case of chinese mobile companies, they take the risk of bad hardware and glitches becasue their products are cheap and less usable already. So they bring new products in the market with these new features. I remember few chinese phones launching their new product within 4 days of Ice cream sandwich release. So that is the reason they're more in market. These products are much more glossy too and that is why many newcomers in mobile buying fall for these products.Take case of Yuhua which is very popular chinese android mobile company. They're into other mobile and carrier stuff too. Most of the time their phones turn into good shiny paperweights after usage. I'm sure you know many other companies which sound similar to big guns in mobile industry. Like ELGI or Uwakia etc, these type of companies are fly by night and they rarely have internet presence too.

[manuleka 0]

wow... i have never heard of those companies before...