The document discusses whether the web is dead given the rise of native mobile applications. It argues that the web is far from dead and highlights recent innovations in HTML5, CSS3, and other web technologies that allow rich experiences on the web. These include features like 3D graphics, geolocation, real-time updates, and multi-touch support. It also summarizes Mozilla's mission to promote openness on the web and previews new features in the upcoming Firefox 4 browser like hardware acceleration and syncing across devices. In conclusion, it rejects the idea that the web is dead and says the future remains bright for the open web.

1. Is the web dead?
Pesta Blogger+ 2010
October 30, 2010
Jakarta, Indonesia

2. a moment of silence please

3. Intro: 11 years blogging

4. Mozilla mission
Mozilla’s mission is to
promote choice, innovation
and participation on the
Internet.

5. Mozilla is
- a global open-source project of
thousands
- over 400 million users
worldwide
- the non-profit organization
behind Firefox and Thunderbird

6. Is the web dead?

7. Wired Magazine, Aug. 2010
“The Web Is Dead. Long Live the Internet”

8. Is the web dead?
October 2010: Apple passes
Research In Motion (RIM) to
become the #4 mobile handset
vendor

9. Native Applications (iApps/
Android apps)

10. Is the web dead?

11. for Mozilla
the future is
the open web

12. HTML 4.01 - circa 1999

13. 11 years later...

14. HTML5 - final draft 2010

15. Innovation on the
web with HTML5 is
just starting in 2010

16. Is the web dead?

17. Not only HTML5

18. CSS 3 (draft)

19. Web Open Font Format
any font, on the web

20. WebGL
3D graphics on the web

21. Geolocation
GPS/location service for the web

22. Websockets (draft)
instant updates from the web

23. Web Workers
parallel processing on the web

24. Indexed Database API
local (browser) database for the web

25. Audio Data API
visualize music on the web
(Mozilla proposal)

26. GPU Hardware Acceleration
make everything go faster
(OS-dependent)

27. Multi-touch support
pinch-to-zoom, etc.

28. Browser share: 2003
95%

29. Browser share: 2010
60%
5% 8%
23%
Net Applications, Sept 2010

30. HTML 5 browsers in 2011

31. Firefox 4.0 beta

32. test Firefox 4 today

33. Firefox 4 Are we fast yet?
http://arewefastyet.com/

34. Firefox 4 - AreWeFastYet.com?
• Sept. 15, 2010 - Firefox 4 passes Apple Safari on v8bench
• Oct. 15, 2010 - Firefox 4 passes Safari & Chrome on Sunspider

35. Firefox 4 - Panorama

36. Firefox 4 - Sync

37. Firefox 4
• HTML5
• WebGL
• CSS3 Transitions
• Audio Data API
• Direct2D Hardware acceleration (Windows currently)
• HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS)
• Multi-touch support (Windows 7)
• New UI, application tabs, Panorama
• Not a complete list, more to come!

38. Firefox for mobile (Beta)
for Android & Maemo/Meego

39. Is the web dead?

40. Is the web dead?
“Content providers are seeking a way to
deliver rich interactive applications using
the tools and skills they already have.
They want an end-to-end solution that
enables them to rapidly reach multiple
platforms with reasonable deployment
costs,” -- Bob Muglia, Microsoft (2007)
Microsoft Unveils Silverlight to Power the Next Generation of Media Experiences
on the Web (Microsoft PR, 2007)

41. Is the web dead?
“Our strategy has shifted... HTML is the
only true cross platform solution for
everything, including (Apple’s) iOS
platform,” - Bob Muglia, Microsoft
(Microsoft: Our strategy with Silverlight has shifted - ZDNet,
10/29/2010)

42. Wired Magazine, Aug. 2010
•“The Web Is Dead. Long Live the Internet”

43. Wired, August 2010
YouTube and web videos are
categorized as “video” when they are
viewed in a browser.
If “video” is added to “web” then the
web is winning

44. PestaBlogger+ 2010
“The Web Is Not Dead. Long Live the Web”

45. for Mozilla
the future is
the open web

46. Thank you!
gen@mozilla.com
Mozilla in Asia weblog
http://blog.mozilla.com/gen/