Mozilla preps prototype browser for iPad; calls it 'Junior'

Mozilla is readying itself to make an entry into a segment that which it had consciously stayed away from all this while - that of iPad browsers. Those confusing this with Firefox would find it interesting that Mozilla is building a completely new browser and it’s calling it - Junior. A prototype of an iPad browser, Junior will mark Mozilla’s entry into a space, which till now had been the domain of Apple’s own Safari browser, and some others, like Atomic, Dolphin, Mercury, Opera Mini, and Skyfire. At a presentation from the company's Product Design Strategy team this past Thursday, it had been revealed that the company has been working on building the Junior browser for several months now. Alex Limi, when discussing Junior stated, "So here comes the fun stuff". He added, "We wanted to make something entirely new. We wanted to look into how we could reinvent the browser for a new form factor." Herein, he even went on to call Safari for iPad "a miserable experience," while also maintaining that it is the best option that is there in terms of tablet-based browsing.

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