and firefox is the IE6 of firefox os ... what you are saying doesnt make sense. A mobile doesnt have to accept multiple browsers. Can you run chrome on WP8 ? no.
That's somewhat different though because the browser and the OS is the same in Firefox OS so you would have to switch the entire OS - which in itself shouldn't be a problem once the app API:s has been finalized and standardized and implemented by others like Chrome OS (and since Google puts a big emphasize on standardization in their Blink announcement it is actually pretty likely that such an implementation will eventually happen)
When it comes to Firefox OS it is more of a question of whether phone manufacturers will allow you to switch OS on your device or not, something that eg. FairPhone has been said to be investigating, wanting to ship their device with an option of either Android or Firefox OS.
But as long as Firefox OS' API:s gets standardized and implemented by others Firefox OS can't ever turn into an IE6 because there is nothing in Firefox OS that keeps you from switching to something else, which the apps in iOS do.
> A mobile doesnt have to accept multiple browsers.
My phone is running Android 4.1.1 and the default browser is good, but my preference is for mobile Firefox 20.0, which I use instead. I'm glad my mobile accepts multiple browsers, because it allows me to choose the application I want to use.
That's my point. You should be able to run other browsers on WP8 and Windows RT, too.
What if iOS or WP8 had Android's market share? Do you really think that would be good for the web? We just happen to be lucky to have Android, an OS that does allow other browser engines on it, to dominate right now.
