[eldondev]

>"The web" doesn't have to be a browser anymore. It can be any app.

I think HTTP and "the web" are pretty distinct. The reason that "any app" is mostly not "the web" is that it doesn't really let you go to just _any_ web page. The web is what it is because I can follow a link to anywhere. If the app does support this, then it is a branded browser on top of being a native app, and it competes with firefox.

>if Firefox screws up or doesn't implement a feature the right way or whatever, your app isn't beholden to Firefox to fix their stuff in a future release.

But if the native ecosystem (IOS, android) screws something up, you are beholden to them, and this happens plenty. I think firefox os is going to try to solve this problems with OS fragmentation more than anything. Since android has some closed core components, and IOS is mostly closed, this is what they are trying to free similarly to what they did with IE. I am optimistic about it.