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By David Neal<http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/flame_author/1720261/firefox-submits-home-app-apple-approval>
Thu Jul 01 2010, 14:53*

OPEN SOURCE* web browser outfit Mozilla has submitted its Home application
for Firefox to Apple in the hope that it will be accepted to the fruit
themed App Store.

Apple is notorious for its tight acceptance policies for its App Store, so
how far the Safari competitor will make it is anyone's guess.

We asked Mozilla how likely it thought it was that it would get accepted,
but apparently the only people allowed to comment on such things live in
California. We are still waiting for them to roll out of bed.

In the meantime, Mozilla
said<http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2010/06/30/firefox-home-submitted-to-apple-app-store/>that
the application, which is free, will let its web browser users carry
their desktop history and bookmarks over to Apple gadgets.

It added that this should allow for continuous browsing as users flit
between fixed and mobile devices.

Users will have to have already installed Firefox Sync to take advantages of
these cross-platform features. This, Mozilla explained, lets users save
content securely in the cloud.

If Home is accepted by Apple, and is downloaded by users, this will let
Iphone users open up tabs, for example, in either Firefox Home or Mobile
Safari as and when they need them.

Mozilla suggested a couple of likely scenarios in a blog post, "Are you on
the go all the time? Run to a meeting, or catch a cab to the airport without
thinking twice. Just pull out your iPhone and access the list of tabs you
just had open on your desktop," it said.
Short of a fire or equivalent emergency, we hardly ever run. But point
taken.

Mark

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Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the
Sonlight.

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