The Mozilla Foundation has big plans for mobile devices, but they will have to leapfrog Opera to make an impact.
Mike Schroepfer of Mozilla blogged about what Mozilla wants to do, and who they have brought on board to do it. He cited advances in mobile technology as making this "the right time" for Mozilla to take on mobile:
Up until very recently device limitations required writing new mobile browsers from the ground up. Being able to leverage all the investments in the Mozilla platform across both desktops and devices is the right approach. There is far from a dominant player in this marketplace and even the best mobile browsers today have compromises in user experience, performance, and compatibility. There is still *plenty* of room for innovation.
Basically, Mozilla can take code they have today, and make it work for a mobile browser. Schroepfer cited the adoption of Apple's iPhone as an indication that people want more out of their mobile devices when it comes to the browser.
To dismiss existing mobile browsers out of hand as Schroepfer doesn't square with the reality of today. Touting a Firefox mobile option as an individual choice to download and suggesting that option doesn't exist for mobile owners today stretches credulity.
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