Firefox OS is the first truly open mobile platform. Developers are already embracing HTML5, but so far HTML5 applications on mobile have been held back because they can’t access the device’s underlying capabilities the way that native apps can. Firefox OS overcomes these limitations and provides the necessary <abbr title="Application Program Interfaces">APIs</abbr> to show how it is possible to run an entire device using open standards.
Firefox OS 是第一款真正开放的移动平台。开发者已经掌握了 HTML5，但是 HTML5 应用在移动设备上受到了太多的限制，他们无法像原生应用那样访问设备的底层功能。Firefox OS 跨越了这些限制，提供了所需的<abbr title="应用程序编程接口">API</abbr>，从而展示整个设备采用开放标准的可能性。