> First is that most of the phones out there are running Firefox OS 1.1 and this version is not as snappy as Firefox OS 1.3 which is probably the next version those phones will upgrade to. Firefox OS 1.3 is much faster and solved a lot of bugs.
You know, we've been reading the exact same excuse about Android since the 2.x versions yet here we are at version 4.4 where even Google's own apps still exhibit noticeable lag and stutter in scrolling and other seemingly simple operations. User interface performance should be one of the topmost priorities for a modern OS, not an afterthought.
Considering that even my desktop computer with a quad-core processor and top of the line graphics card can't render common HTML5 web apps at a smooth 60 frames per second, how is a $25 smartphone going to be up to the task?
You know, we've been reading the exact same excuse about Android since the 2.x versions yet here we are at version 4.4 where even Google's own apps still exhibit noticeable lag and stutter in scrolling and other seemingly simple operations. User interface performance should be one of the topmost priorities for a modern OS, not an afterthought.
Considering that even my desktop computer with a quad-core processor and top of the line graphics card can't render common HTML5 web apps at a smooth 60 frames per second, how is a $25 smartphone going to be up to the task?