Comments on: How open source is shaking up the mobile browser market http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2007/09/how-open-source-is-shaking-up-the-mobile-browser-market/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-open-source-is-shaking-up-the-mobile-browser-market Distilling market noise into market sense. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:37:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Andreas Constantinou http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2007/09/how-open-source-is-shaking-up-the-mobile-browser-market/comment-page-1/#comment-14352 Andreas Constantinou Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:07:18 +0000 http://visionmobile.com/blog/2007/09/how-open-source-is-shaking-up-the-mobile-browser-market/#comment-14352 Hi Erkko, Interesting debate. How low can the Opera browser go in terms of phone price points ? Opera mini is only a thin Java-based interpreter for pre-processed HTML pages, not a full browser. But I agree that it's the best browser-like technology available for low-end phones. With regards to Mozilla, I assume you are referring to Minimo. I have not heard of any OEM deploying Minimo, but I 'm aware that Nokia tried it (it had invested in Minimo development) and then turned it down because the browser was too resource-intensive (that was 2 years ago or so). Are you aware of any OEMs planning to use Minimo as a browser ? Andreas Hi Erkko,

Interesting debate. How low can the Opera browser go in terms of phone price points ? Opera mini is only a thin Java-based interpreter for pre-processed HTML pages, not a full browser. But I agree that it's the best browser-like

technology available for low-end phones.

With regards to Mozilla, I assume you are referring to Minimo. I have not heard of any OEM deploying Minimo, but I 'm aware that Nokia tried it (it had invested in Minimo development) and then turned it down because the browser was too resource-intensive (that was 2 years ago or so). Are you aware of any OEMs planning to use Minimo as a browser ?

Andreas

]]> By: Erkko http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2007/09/how-open-source-is-shaking-up-the-mobile-browser-market/comment-page-1/#comment-13988 Erkko Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:27:35 +0000 http://visionmobile.com/blog/2007/09/how-open-source-is-shaking-up-the-mobile-browser-market/#comment-13988 I have to agree in principle that the vision here is right and I wish it was this simple. But, at the end of the day Opera is the closest at the moment to providing what low-end mobile phones needs to deliver a real browsing experience, not Webkit. Also Webkit will not alone be able to fully commoditize the browser market, Mozilla will be entering the same field, and a few proprietary players will always exist. I have to agree in principle that the vision here is right and I wish it was this simple. But, at the end of the day Opera is the closest at the moment to providing what low-end mobile phones needs to deliver a real browsing experience, not Webkit.

Also Webkit will not alone be able to fully commoditize the browser market, Mozilla will be entering the same field, and a few proprietary players will always exist.

]]> By: Northern Dialogue http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2007/09/how-open-source-is-shaking-up-the-mobile-browser-market/comment-page-1/#comment-62649 Northern Dialogue Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://visionmobile.com/blog/2007/09/how-open-source-is-shaking-up-the-mobile-browser-market/#comment-62649 <!--%kramer-pre%-->VisionMobilelast week posted a piece on how Open Source is wrecking havoc in the browser business, especially visible with Openwave and Teleca closing shop. I have to say that in principle I agree with the views presented in the post, but the picture however is not as simple. I wis<!--%kramer-post%-->

VisionMobilelast week posted a piece on how Open Source is wrecking havoc in the browser business, especially visible with Openwave and Teleca closing shop. I have to say that in principle I agree with the views presented in the post, but the picture however is not as simple. I wis

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