I've never even talked with another
person that had heard of Firefox OS.
How could you possibly know that
customers don't want it?
I could pick anyone who didn't have the slightest clue what FLOSS means, besides something they should do at least once a day, and ask them about a FFOS phone. Here's how that conversation would go down:
Me: Hey, did you know you can get a smartphone for $33?
Them: Cool! That sounds great, and $66 cheaper than my iPhone.
Me: Yeah, that would totally pay for 3 weeks of your cell phone bill.
Them: Sounds good, so I can get Instagram on it, right?
Me: Yep, except you won't be able to post photos.
Them: Oh. How about Flappy Bird.
Me: Nope, sorry.
Them: Darn, but that's ok. Too addictive. How about Uber, Whatsapp, and Facebook?
Me: Totally! Mobile web all the way, baby! HTML 5!
Them: Awesome!
<2 Weeks Pass>
Them: I went back to my iPhone. Those mobile websites suck.
You obviously wouldn't be having that conversation with me. You might want to consider that others might not use a phone the same way you do. ("Anyone" is a pretty bold claim.)
Though I would really love it if you could show me where to get a $99 iPhone.
I realize that, but there are a lot of people out there that are smart enough to take the monthly cost of the contract into account, however you want to describe them. I do a lot of programming, but am a "non-tech" guy myself.
Me: Hey, did you know you can get a smartphone for $33?
Them: Cool! That sounds great, and $66 cheaper than my iPhone.
Me: Yeah, that would totally pay for 3 weeks of your cell phone bill.
Them: Sounds good, so I can get Instagram on it, right?
Me: Yep, except you won't be able to post photos.
Them: Oh. How about Flappy Bird.
Me: Nope, sorry.
Them: Darn, but that's ok. Too addictive. How about Uber, Whatsapp, and Facebook?
Me: Totally! Mobile web all the way, baby! HTML 5!
Them: Awesome!
<2 Weeks Pass>
Them: I went back to my iPhone. Those mobile websites suck.