Apps: The Web Is The Platform

mobile apps

Mobile Players

• Objective C vs. Java
• non-portable apps

The Web

The Web

The Web Players?

Open Web Apps

manifest.webapp

{"version": "1.0",
 "name": "Twitter",
 "icons": {...},
 "locales": {
     "en": {
         "description": "Twitter for mobile"
 }}}

https://mobile.twitter.com/cache/twitter.webapp

Firefox OS

Apps on Android

Apps on Desktop

arewemobileyet.com

Firefox OS

Firefox OS

Firefox Marketplace

Installing apps

Commerce

navigator.pay(paymentJWT,
              onSuccess,
              onError);

• app purchases
• in-app payments

Buy Once, Run Everywhere

Open From Day 1

Open Collaboration

Raspberry Pi

Identity

Identity

navigator.id.get()
|
Login: kumar.mcmillan@gmail.com
    |
    https://gmail.com/.well-known/vep
        |
        <assertion>

Web Components (X-Tags)

Summary

• Firefox OS, Android, etc
• open web app manifest
• portable receipts
• ecosystem of web apps
  • optimized for mobile?
• identity

Going Further

• build an open web app
• play with Firefox OS
• get involved

Questions?

Further updates: @kumar303