At MWC this week, showgoers are finally getting a look at the first Firefox OS devices that will come to market in the next few months. To be blunt, they’re not very good: the ZTE Open and Alcatel One Touch Fire look and feel like low-end handsets from two or three years ago. The operating system — which is "made of the web," as Mozilla proudly proclaims — seems to struggle at times to overcome the cheap silicon it’s been saddled with. But "good" is a relative term. Firefox OS could actually be wildly successful, no matter how underwhelming the actual phones may be. And that’s because — at least for now — you’re not the customer; your carrier is. Continue reading…
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