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Today 10 years ago I got a Firefox OS phone (jemmy.jeena.net)
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Today 10 years ago I went to Poland to buy a Phone with pre installed #Firefox OS on. The Phone was a Alcatel One, so very shitty. Two years later I installed Firefox OS on my Nexus 5 instead.

It was a very good concept, but sadly rolled out on too shitty hardware so it never caught on.

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[–] Xttweaponttx@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

Rad! I just threw ubuntu touch on my nexus 6p... Far from perfect, but a great premise of a new era!

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago

I also got one (not sure which model) to play around with.

It was... okay. It very much felt like an alpha release. Lots of features were broken or simply missing.

I should have it in a drawer somewhere

[–] steelrat@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I recently flexed on some nerds when I whipped out my Zaurus

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[–] Shikadi@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 years ago

So sad it didn't take off, I would love to have an alternative to Android or iOS right now

[–] fne8w2ah@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How was Firefox OS on the Nexus 5?

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[–] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I miss my nexus 6 shamu. I think that phone was the best that Google ever made even to this day.

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[–] LordBelphegor@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

I remember emulating it on my desktop.

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