Mozilla has Open Web Apps, mobile application platform compatible with all browsers

Along with Google, Mozilla also has a shop project web applications But with slight differences that should not be random but just thought to capture a good portion of users. Thus, today the project has been submitted Open Web Apps Still no concrete release date.

We said that Mozilla seeks to distance itself from Google and does so in the first place because it is a proposal compatible with multiple browsers, And Firefox 3.6 +, Internet Explorer 8, Chrome 6 +, Safari 5 +, 10 + and Opera mobile browsers based on WebKit. But it is interesting to note that while the core of these web apps will remain similar, each browser may adapt as sees fit, for example with their own topics and design.

This is what comprises the core of the Open Web Apps:

  • Are developed in HTML, CSS and JavaScript
  • Can be installed on both operating system and browser (mobile or desktop)
  • Can receive notifications from the web
  • Will support geolocation

In addition, Mozilla has specified that applications can be paid for-that will be implemented through a platform based on OpenID, but in these cases with your purchase they may be installed without problem on any browser, device or computer that the user wishes