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TazeTSchnitzel
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The Promise of Firefox OS
It has been done several times with some degree of success:
- Java Applets
- Microsoft Silverlight
- Adobe Flash
natural219
on Feb 11, 2013
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Premature, propietary, propietary.
cpeterso
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Java applets were proprietary at the time. The Macromedia Flash Player predates Java applets.
TazeTSchnitzel
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Them being proprietary had nothing to do with their success.
lutusp
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> Premature, propietary, propietary.
pro - what?
s/propietary/proprietary/
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