Mozilla says that it won't release Firefox for iOS until Apple changes its unfriendly attitude toward third party browsers, reports CNET.
Jay Sullivan, vice president of product at Mozilla, made the comments during a panel discussion at SXSW.
The sticking point for Mozilla is not being able to carry over its sophisticated rendering and javascript engines to iOS. Essentially, the organization doesn't feel like it can build the browser it wants to for Apple's platform, Sullivan told CNET.
Additionally, Apple prevents users from making any other application the default browser. This means that users are often forced to use Safari when they may have preferred another app.
Sullivan argued that this closed environment makes Apple's users suffer. However, when CNET reported queried the audience, a majority of attendees identified themselves as iOS users but few indicated they were suffering.
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Jay Sullivan, vice president of product at Mozilla, made the comments during a panel discussion at SXSW.
The sticking point for Mozilla is not being able to carry over its sophisticated rendering and javascript engines to iOS. Essentially, the organization doesn't feel like it can build the browser it wants to for Apple's platform, Sullivan told CNET.
Additionally, Apple prevents users from making any other application the default browser. This means that users are often forced to use Safari when they may have preferred another app.
Sullivan argued that this closed environment makes Apple's users suffer. However, when CNET reported queried the audience, a majority of attendees identified themselves as iOS users but few indicated they were suffering.
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