Mozilla: do not be launching browser 'Firefox' for iOS

Mozilla Foundation has officially announced that it intends to launch a version of Firefox for the iPhone, due to the unfriendly attitude of Apple competing browsers
Mozilla Foundation, Firefox browser maker, is going to launch the operating system version of Apple's iOS, it must operate iPhone, iPod and iPad. Multimedia conference declared that SXSW is held in the United States Jay Sullivan, vice president of fund products.'s Why: Apple, the flavor of Mozilla, using the proportion browser unfriendly third - party on its platform.
September 2012 drew Mozilla Apple's apps store the Firefox app for iOS - there was a browser, but a tool for managing browsing and bookmarks. "We launched the 'Firefox Home' (the name of the application) as an experiment in bringing some experience of Firefox for iOS, focusing on synchronization. Project provided important insights and experience with the platform, but we decided to remove the app from the store and focus on other projects," explained So Mozilla.
Now VP Fund declares that it is not building a browser version for iOS, nor plans to do so, realizing that Apple will not allow it to run Java-based execution engine to its script platform, and she would have to use Apple's built engines. Addition , Apple does not allow the browser to third - party be set as the default browser of iOS, and reserves the right to only that its browser - "Safari". "the significance of Apple's closed environment is that the user has" claimed Sullivan attended the conference panel.
Last month, Mozilla announced Firefox operating system for smartphones, which naturally includes the browser manufactures. Firefox instruments are expected to be initially marketed in developing countries and Eastern Europe. Mozilla currently offers only the Firefox app for Android, and holds less than one percent of mobile browser market, while Apple holds 55% of it. Other companies than Apple have agreed to follow the rules, including even the biggest rival Google launched Chrome version for iOS, as the browser "Opera".