Digital Winners 7-8 November: Firefox OS: The Web as an Open Platform for Innovation and Consumer Choice, Brendan Eich, CTO and SVP Engineering Mozilla

1. The Web as an Open Platform
for Innovation and Consumer Choice
Brendan Eich, CTO, Mozilla

2. Today…
The Web competes with closed platforms on mobile
First Firefox OS phones launch in Europe and South America
2013
2.4 billion
Web users

3. In the Future…
The Web is the preferred development platform
Closed platforms now welcome the Web
2018
2013
2.4 billion
Web users
3.8 billion
Web users

4. In the Future…
The Web is the preferred development platform
2023
Closed platforms now welcome the Web
2018
2013
2.4 billion
Web users
3.8 billion
Web users
5.6 billion
Web users

5. Billions more are coming
5.6 BILLION

6. Online life is PERVASIVE

7. NEW CHALLENGES

8. NEW CHALLENGES

9. 8,395

13. Shape the Web platform by
building great products.

14. CONTINUE TO IMPROVE
WEB PERFORMACE

15. CONTINUE TO IMPROVE
WEB PERFORMACE

16. Users Deserve a truly open
platform

19. WEB PLATFORM WHERE WE ARE
Cameras
Speaker
NFC
Microphone
Vibration Motor
Multitouch
USB Access
Accelerometer
Gyro
Bluetooth
Proximity Sensor
Hardware Keys
Light Sensor

20. WEB PLATFORMCLOSING THE GAP

22. “If you can dodge a wrench...”

23. Demo

25. Thank you!