[IoT.js][iotjs] is an open framework for building IoT applications quickly and easily. The goal is to fascilitate an open IoT ecosystem in which contributors will build components which will in turn be used in other components and applications. IoT.js and these components will be built using Open Web technologies and philosophies. The purpose of this document is to explain why I feel it is of great importance for Mozilla to invest their time and resources into this project.
It is common knowledge at this point that within the next 5-10 years, a very large percentage of consumer, comercial and industrial products will be IoT enabled. According to conservative estimates ([chart][iot-device-number-chart]) there will be [50.1 billions connected devices][iot-device-number] in the world by 2020.
Because of this, I strongly feel that the next frontier for Mozilla as a company will be to get involved with IoT so that it can become the standard bearer. At the moment