Mozilla to Create an Open App Store

Mozilla has revealed plans to build a Web app store promising to be "open." One of the principles is that only applications based on open standards such as HTML5, CSS, and Javascript would be available. The app store would also have to work across all browsers, be accessible to all developers and not gather user information.

Consumers may be drawn to the fact that Web apps wouldn't be locked in to a particular platform or operating system. "I spoke to one person who said, 'I spent $250 in applications on my iPhone--if switched to Android, I would throw that [money] away,'" says Finette. Web apps could work on any device with a standards-compliant browser, letting users change platforms without losing their investment.

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