In a follow-up to a December announcement that it would halt development of Firefox OS, Mozilla yesterday spelled out when it plans to shut down the mobile operating system.

Firefox OS for smartphones will be retired once Mozilla wraps up version 2.6, George Roter, who leads Mozilla’s Participation Lab, said in a long message posted to the company’s website.

Firefox OS 2.6 is currently slated for a May 30 release.

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Source: COMPUTER WORLD