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'''- Are OEMs interested in B2G?'''  
'''- Are OEMs interested in B2G?'''  


Currently B2G is still a project without a firm product schedule. We are briefing silicon vendors (ODMs), OEMs and carriers on B2G, and we will announce a product schedule and launch partners once we reach that stage.
Currently B2G is still a project without a firm product schedule. We are working on Qualcomm chipset based hardware platform for our development and discussing with OEMs /carriers on B2G deployment plans. We will announce a product schedule and launch partners once we reach that stage.


'''- Whose hardware will you support?'''  
'''- Whose hardware will you support?'''  


We are currently using off-the shelf developer hardware (Samsung Galaxy S 2), because the device is commercially available to Mozilla employees and community members. We will port B2G to a reference platform once we have identified the ODM/OEM that will ship the first B2G device. That reference platform will likely be very different than the Samsung Galaxy S 2.
We are currently using off-the shelf developer hardware (Samsung Galaxy S 2), because the device is commercially available to Mozilla employees and community members. We are working on Qualcomm chipset based hardware platform right now and optimizing B2G to this reference platform. As we mentioned above, we are in process of finalization of lead OEM partners for shipping commercial B2G devices. That reference platform will likely be very different than the Samsung Galaxy S 2.


- '''Is B2G just introducing yet another platform for devs to code for?'''  
- '''Is B2G just introducing yet another platform for devs to code for?'''  
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