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Mozilla halts development on Windows Mobile version of Firefox
Since Microsoft has decided to phase out Windows Mobile and make a fresh start with Windows Phone 7, it's no surprise that Mozilla has stopped development on the Windows Mobile version of Firefox. The browser was due out later this year, but under the circumstances, it makes more sense for Mozilla to divert its attention (and money) to developing Firefox on other platforms.We don't know yet whether Windows Phone 7 will be one of those platforms. Developers just got their hands on the Windows Phone 7 SDK, so it's too early to put a timetable on how quickly a version of Firefox can be whipped up on this new OS. To further complicate matters, Microsoft might decide to pull an Apple and block third-party browsers from running on its devices. I'd guess that Mozilla won't start developing for Windows Phone 7 unless they know the finished product can actually ship, especially with the Android and Maemo versions of Firefox in the pipeline.
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Subscribe to commentsAnthonyMar 23rd 2010 7:58PM
I'm sure XDA devs would be happy to pick up the project for Mozilla if they were given the code.
DavidMar 24th 2010 3:46AM
"To further complicate matters, Microsoft might decide to pull an Apple and block third-party browsers from running on its devices."
From what source do you have to back up this statement? As I understand from Mix, Microsoft are allowing third-parties to create their own apps that duplicate the functionality of built-in apps unlike Apple. Whether third-party apps can take over as the default application for a file/link association (ie. whether a thrid-party web browser can take over as the default application for http links) I do not yet know.