Nicholas Alexander wrote on 07.04.2016 17:37:
Do you have data on Cordova penetration? Is the total addressable
market even worth considering? Even if it is, why do we think Cordova
users would switch to Gecko?
I don't have data on Cordova or PhoneGap usage. But Cordova, Electron,
Node.js are the rage (very cool) at the moment, from what I hear from
devs around me.
Many (hybrid mobile web) apps would/could start to use it as their
runtime, and Gecko would regain relevance on mobile.
At no time has Gecko been relevant on mobile :(
Right, not on mobile. I think we should consider new angles how to make
it relevant. Application platform is one angle.
nobody seems to have a story for why this is strategically valuable
for the web (or just for Mozilla).
if I want to write an app that runs everywhere (desktop, mobile,
website), currently my best choice is to make a web app. (I don't like
that, I'd prefer native apps, but there's no cross platform widget set
that's high-quality and usable.) That's why I wrote my app as a web app.
But it needs to work fully offline, all local data, like a native app.
That's why I want to package it as APK. So, by being an app platform,
you're directly helping web apps. From what I understand, that is the
goal for Mozilla.
Ben
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