Andreas Gal, VP Mobile	

Mozilla	

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Web Technologies on Mobile -
Opportunities and Challenges
Welcome to Mozilla Firefox
500+ MILLION USERS	

80+ LANGUAGES

1000 EMPLOYEES in 15 COUNTRIES	

3 BILLION ADD-ONS DOWNLOADED	

140,000 COMMUNITY ADD-ONS 

BUILT BY 1,000s of CONTRIBUTORS
A public-benefitnon-profitfoundation and
wholly-ownedcorporation
Mozilla’s CoreValues
20122004
As a driver of choice and innovation on the Web,
Mozilla continues to revolutionize the market, give users
more control and empower developers.
30% GLOBAL MARKET SHARE* 	

#1 EUROPEAN BROWSER*

The Web, 2002
The Web,Today
Standards-based 
web pages
HTML5 & Other Open Standards
Why did this change happen?
•Mozilla!	

•How: Interoperable standards	

•Authors “write once”, their code “runs everywhere” *	

–Happy authors!	

•Browsers compete over quality of

the implementation	

–Better user experience!	

–Happy users!	

–Better standards!









(*) mostly



DATA DEVICE
Apple
Services
Apple
Ads
Apple
Platform
Apple 

App Store
Microsoft
Services
Microsoft
Ads
Microsoft
Platform
Microsoft

App Store
Google

Services
Google
Ads
Google
Platform
Google

App Store
ANDROID SILO iOS SILO WP7 SILO
Observations of Today’s Smartphone Landscape
OPERATOR OEM/ODMUSERS DEVELOPERS
How can Mozilla disrupt these vertical silos?
Mozilla broke down the
stranglehold of proprietary
desktop technology through	

innovation
and	

open standards.
Mozilla aims to break down the
stranglehold of proprietary

mobile technology through	

innovation
and	

open standards.
Key difference: Different distribution channels. To reach mobile
users, we have to partner with Operators and OEMs/ODMs.
Web

Platform
Web
Apps
Web
Services
Mozilla
Implementation
Apple
Implementation
Google
Implementation
Operator
Services &

App Stores
Mozilla
Services &
App Store
Third Party
Services &
App Stores
Your
Services &
App Stores?
Names & Logos used for
illustrative purposes only.
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OvercomingVertical Silos & Lock-in through Open Standard and Interoperability
Access to Key APIs and Local Sensors To Provide Fully Engaging App Experiences
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
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Telephony
NFC
Contacts
Gestures
Camera
Audio
Bluetooth
Location
SMS
Settings
Match and exceed the capabilities of native apps.
A Mobile Experience Built Entirely on the Web
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CSS
JS
Cross-platform synchronization
Service differentiation
Tools known by millions of developer
Use existing standards
Mozilla’s Implementation: Firefox OS
Device
Kernel
APIs
Native API-based User Experience
Web Browser/ Platform
Device
Kernel
Web Engine/APIs
Web-based User Experience/Web Content
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Firefox OSToday’s OS
Removing the Native API layer
Smaller stack, can target high-end feature phones and up	

Based on open standards, no single-vendor APIs	

Operator/OEM can deeply customize the user experience
From Web Content to Web App
Browser HTML5 Runtime
Q&A

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    Andreas Gal, VPMobile Mozilla ! ! ! Web Technologies on Mobile - Opportunities and Challenges
  • 2.
    Welcome to MozillaFirefox 500+ MILLION USERS 80+ LANGUAGES
 1000 EMPLOYEES in 15 COUNTRIES 3 BILLION ADD-ONS DOWNLOADED 140,000 COMMUNITY ADD-ONS 
 BUILT BY 1,000s of CONTRIBUTORS A public-benefitnon-profitfoundation and wholly-ownedcorporation
  • 3.
    Mozilla’s CoreValues 20122004 As adriver of choice and innovation on the Web, Mozilla continues to revolutionize the market, give users more control and empower developers. 30% GLOBAL MARKET SHARE* #1 EUROPEAN BROWSER*

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  • 5.
    The Web,Today Standards-based webpages HTML5 & Other Open Standards
  • 6.
    Why did thischange happen? •Mozilla! •How: Interoperable standards •Authors “write once”, their code “runs everywhere” * –Happy authors! •Browsers compete over quality of
 the implementation –Better user experience! –Happy users! –Better standards!
 
 
 
 
 (*) mostly
 

  • 7.
    DATA DEVICE Apple Services Apple Ads Apple Platform Apple 
 AppStore Microsoft Services Microsoft Ads Microsoft Platform Microsoft
 App Store Google
 Services Google Ads Google Platform Google
 App Store ANDROID SILO iOS SILO WP7 SILO Observations of Today’s Smartphone Landscape OPERATOR OEM/ODMUSERS DEVELOPERS
  • 8.
    How can Mozilladisrupt these vertical silos? Mozilla broke down the stranglehold of proprietary desktop technology through innovation and open standards. Mozilla aims to break down the stranglehold of proprietary
 mobile technology through innovation and open standards. Key difference: Different distribution channels. To reach mobile users, we have to partner with Operators and OEMs/ODMs.
  • 9.
    Web
 Platform Web Apps Web Services Mozilla Implementation Apple Implementation Google Implementation Operator Services &
 App Stores Mozilla Services& App Store Third Party Services & App Stores Your Services & App Stores? Names & Logos used for illustrative purposes only. ! OvercomingVertical Silos & Lock-in through Open Standard and Interoperability
  • 10.
    Access to KeyAPIs and Local Sensors To Provide Fully Engaging App Experiences 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + 0 * Telephony NFC Contacts Gestures Camera Audio Bluetooth Location SMS Settings Match and exceed the capabilities of native apps.
  • 11.
    A Mobile ExperienceBuilt Entirely on the Web ! ! @ ! " # CSS JS Cross-platform synchronization Service differentiation Tools known by millions of developer Use existing standards
  • 12.
    Mozilla’s Implementation: FirefoxOS Device Kernel APIs Native API-based User Experience Web Browser/ Platform Device Kernel Web Engine/APIs Web-based User Experience/Web Content ! !@ ! " # Firefox OSToday’s OS Removing the Native API layer Smaller stack, can target high-end feature phones and up Based on open standards, no single-vendor APIs Operator/OEM can deeply customize the user experience
  • 13.
    From Web Contentto Web App Browser HTML5 Runtime
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