Yes, we do. We, as in many of us here on HN, do want Firefox OS to win. And by win, we don't mean that other platforms have to lose.
Spare us the lectures about "normal consumers" not caring. We know all that. But we, the technologists, the ones who write apps and web sites, do often care about platforms, and some of us think that mobile platforms arena would be more interesting with a web-based platform in the game. The world is diverse. There is room for a variety of mobile platforms to fill in a variety of spaces.
Yes, we do. We, as in many of us here on HN, do want Firefox OS to win. And by win, we don't mean that other platforms have to lose.
Spare us the lectures about "normal consumers" not caring. We know all that. But we, the technologists, the ones who write apps and web sites, do often care about platforms, and some of us think that mobile platforms arena would be more interesting with a web-based platform in the game. The world is diverse. There is room for a variety of mobile platforms to fill in a variety of spaces.