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== Marketing, Press & Public Reaction == | == Marketing, Press & Public Reaction == | ||
PR | |||
"Firefox’s developer tools remain the niftiest in browserdom, offering the same code-scrutinizing capabilities as Safari and Chrome, but in a much sleeker, eye-catching package. I especially like its 3D view; the deeper each element on the page is nested, the more it protrudes toward you." - Nathan Alderman, MacWorld | |||
"In the long run, Web Components will change how developers build their web apps and make it easier to reuse – and share – UI components. With both Mozilla and Google actively backing this development, it’s only a matter of time before these polyfills will only be necessary to support legacy browsers, though it’s not always clear when the main browser vendors plan to fully implement it.” - Frederic Lardinois, TechCrunch | |||
*[http://www.babble.com/tech/7-reasons-firefox-may-be-for-you/#next-slideshow/ 7 Smart Reasons to Consider Using Firefox For Back To School, Babble] | |||
*[http://www.scmagazine.com/security-tools-and-web-browsers-come-together-in-mozilla-plug-n-hack/article/310019/#/ Security tools and web browsers come together in Mozilla Plug-n-Hack, SC Magazine] | |||
*[http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/228241/ Cybersecurity Basics: Surf the Web Safely With These Browsers, Entrepreneur] | |||
*[http://www.forbes.com/sites/adamtanner/2013/09/11/here-are-some-of-americas-most-privacy-friendly-companies/ Here Are Some Of America's Most Privacy Friendly Companies, Forbes] | |||
== Questions, Comments, FYI == | == Questions, Comments, FYI == | ||
== Actions this week == | == Actions this week == |
Revision as of 17:20, 11 September 2013
Planning Meeting Details
- Wednesdays - 11:00am PT, 18:00 UTC
- Mountain View Offices: Warp Core Conference Room
- Toronto Offices: Finch Conference Room
- irc.mozilla.org #planning for backchannel
- (the developer meeting takes place on Tuesdays)
Video/Teleconference Details - NEW
- 650-903-0800 or 650-215-1282 x92 Conf# 99696 (US/INTL)
- 1-800-707-2533 (pin 369) Conf# 99696 (US)
- Vidyo Room: ProductCoordination
- Vidyo Guest URL
Actions from Last Week
Schedule & Progress on Upcoming Releases
Firefox Desktop
Current Releases
Beta (128)
- Firefox Desktop 24.0b10 has been shipped yesterday
- Backed out bug 881634 - crash in mozilla::gfx::DrawTargetSkia::DrawSurface for Fx24.b10 to resolve bug 911502
- We have also gone to build with our Release Candidates for Fx24.0, ESR24.0, 17.0.9esr
Aurora (54)
Nightly (129)
Firefox Metro
Iteration #14 Performance
- Team completed 43 story points across 10 features which resulted in a decreased average team velocity of 57 story points per iteration.
- Average team velocity rate decreased 10% from the previous iteration.
Metro Preview Release
- The Metro Preview Release (public name not finalized) is the en-US, and a robust batch of early locales (TBD), preview planned to be available on the Aurora channel during the Aurora 26 cycle.
- The goal of the Metro Preview Release is to gather feedback and defects from the larger Aurora community.
- Whether or not the Metro Preview Release will graduate from Aurora to Beta and Release channels is still to be determined. At a minimum, it should significantly increase the number of testers and feedback.
Metro V1 Public Release
- At the conclusion of Iteration #14, given the historical velocity performance values of 30,32,33,43,46,50,51,63,68,74,75,75,77,80, the Metro Team has a median velocity of 57 and there is a 90% likelihood that the actual velocity will fall between 43 and 75.
- With a velocity performance of 57 the Metro Team can expect to complete between 129 and 225 more units of work with a median value of 171.
- With a forecasted total of 171 points remaining development would be completed in 3 iterations on October 28, 2013 - Development Iteration #17.
- The decrease in average team velocity over the two previous iterations positions Metro for a Firefox 27 release on January 21, 2014.
Firefox Mobile
Current Releases
Beta (128)
Aurora (54)
Nightly (129)
Developer Tools
Feedback Summary
Desktop
Mobile
UX & User Research
Market Insights from the Product Marketing Strategy Team
Mobile
[Irina is on holiday, just text this week].
- September brings the beginning of pre-holiday releases in the mobile industry, when all manufacturers start competing for a share of the holiday gift budget.
- Apple released the iPhone 5S and its lower-end version, the 5C. iPhone 5S - Available in silver, gold and 'space grey', iPhone 5s features an A7 chip, a Touch ID fingerprint identity sensor, ultra-fast wireless, an iSight camera with a larger 8MP sensor and iOS 7. iPhone 5C - Available in green, blue, yellow, pink and white, iPhone 5c features an A6 chip, ultra-fast wireless, an 8MP iSight camera and iOS 7.
- Qualcomm and Samsung both released smartwatches. Branded Toq, Qualcomm's version is a touch-enabled smartwatch that tethers to Android (now) and iOS (soon) smartphones via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Users can read e-mails and texts and respond to them using pre-programmed responses they've entered into the app. Also other simple smartwatch-y things like check the weather and check stock prices are available on the device. The Samsung Galaxy Gear has a single - core 800MHz processor, a 1.9-megapixel camera, a speaker, and two microphones — allowing users to shoot short 720p movies and even conduct phone calls. It pairs with the newest smartphones from Samsung's Galaxy and Note lines.
- Samsung released version 3 of its extremely large handset line, the Galaxy Note. Equipped, as usual, with a stylus, the device has a 5.7 inch screen and features the new Samsung Exynos 5 Octa processor.
- Android version distribution for September puts Gingerbread at 30.7% of the market, Ice Cream Sandwich at 21.7% and Jelly Bean at 45.1%.
Marketing, Press & Public Reaction
PR
"Firefox’s developer tools remain the niftiest in browserdom, offering the same code-scrutinizing capabilities as Safari and Chrome, but in a much sleeker, eye-catching package. I especially like its 3D view; the deeper each element on the page is nested, the more it protrudes toward you." - Nathan Alderman, MacWorld
"In the long run, Web Components will change how developers build their web apps and make it easier to reuse – and share – UI components. With both Mozilla and Google actively backing this development, it’s only a matter of time before these polyfills will only be necessary to support legacy browsers, though it’s not always clear when the main browser vendors plan to fully implement it.” - Frederic Lardinois, TechCrunch
- 7 Smart Reasons to Consider Using Firefox For Back To School, Babble
- Security tools and web browsers come together in Mozilla Plug-n-Hack, SC Magazine
- Cybersecurity Basics: Surf the Web Safely With These Browsers, Entrepreneur
- Here Are Some Of America's Most Privacy Friendly Companies, Forbes