Mozilla has officially announced the end of the experiment with the operating system Firefox OS for smartphones. Development of OS and sell it to manufacturers of smart phones is stopped, however the company will continue to explore its capabilities when using network-attached devices (under the concept of "Internet of things"), reports TechCrunch.

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Mozilla has officially announced the end of the experiment with the operating system Firefox OS for smartphones. Development of OS and sell it to manufacturers of smart phones is stopped, however the company will continue to explore its capabilities when using network-attached devices (under the concept of "Internet of things"), reports TechCrunch.

Firefox OS was unveiled in 2013 and was positioned as a solution for emerging markets and entry-range. The Mozilla platform unlike Android and iOS, focusing on the web application, not the firmware. However, sales remained at a low level, and the popularity of such devices and has not found.

Mozilla has been able to enlist the support of certain mobile operators, but the level of sales of smartphones Firefox OS was lower than forecast. The company was pleased with the results, but acknowledged that the operating system does not allow users to get what they want.

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