Firefox Smartphone OS...necessary?

[anothercanuck]

Props to Gary Kovacs for having balls of steel to go up against iOS and Android's 85% marketshare with a new smartphone OS...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology...=ILCNETTXT3487

but is it really necessary?

[MovingIn07]

What does "necessary" mean? Users will decide if it's necessary. If not, it will fail. Otherwise it's interesting to see what he is trying to achieve. Personally I hate "apps". I just wish browsers and mobile sites worked well enough that we didn't need them!