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Mozilla product director says Firefox on Window RT 'probably not worth it'
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 05/18/2012 09:11 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
Unless Microsoft allows other browser makers to call important APIs in Windows RT, it's "probably not worth it to even bother" building a version of Firefox for the new OS, a Mozilla product director said.
From Computerworld:
Mozilla product director says Firefox on Window RT 'probably not worth it'
In a Wednesday post to his personal blog, Asa Dotzler, product director of Firefox, again slammed Microsoft for not allowing third-party browsers access to Win32 APIs, or application programming interfaces, in the upcoming Windows RT.
Windows RT, once called Windows on ARM, or WOA, is the operating system Microsoft is developing for devices -- tablets primarily, but also lightweight laptops -- that rely on processors designed for the ARM architecture.
Windows RT, once called Windows on ARM, or WOA, is the operating system Microsoft is developing for devices -- tablets primarily, but also lightweight laptops -- that rely on processors designed for the ARM architecture.
Mozilla product director says Firefox on Window RT 'probably not worth it'
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