Ubuntu coming to Android smartphones
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rta
bring. it. on.
bobdude
oh this is going to be fun 🤓
Year
my main OS has been Ubuntu/Linux Mint for the past 4 years, i use Windows only to play games, i'm never going back to Windows as main OS, Linux does all i need and more whether it's web, music, movies, , work, only thing missing is proper gaming, looking forward to the day i can play real games from big developers on Linux and by the looks of it this could happend in the near future and that's great news.
as for Ubuntu on Android, definitely curious. 😉
deltatux
I don't see how Canonical is going to attract mainstream consumers, especially the ones who have amassed a rather large library of paid apps. Unless they can run Android apps on it, I doubt they can attract them except for the more technically inclined user or ones who freeload anyways (by only downloading free apps).
Personally, I can't fully transition without sacrificing my library as I do have paid items on my Google Account, plus, I have no issues with Android. However, I do want to try Ubuntu on phones.
deltatux
EspHack
agree^
unless they can run android apps on it, i cant see any reason to use it instead of android
Year
the article's title = Ubuntu to android smartphones.. it's not ubuntu smartphones.. there's quite a difference. 😉
here's what i think..
if it's going to be Ubuntu to Android phones then i'm sure android apps will run on ubuntu phones, this way you get best of both worlds, the power & benefits of linux ubuntu + added bonus.. Android apps compatibility.
if on the other hand they meant ubuntu smartphones (generic meaning for your typical touchscreen phone) then i guess android apps won't run because ubuntu phones will be in a category of its own and the market will have 4 smartphones choices, iOS, Android, W8 and.. Ubuntu where every platform got its own market and apps selection.
but imho since the article clearly says Ubuntu to Android smartphones and not just ubuntu smartphones (big difference).. i think its gonna be ubuntu + android apps compatibility.
maybe i'm overanalizing everything but to me the clue is in the title. 😀 Ubuntu to ANDROID smartphones which smells like a Canonical/Google deal to me $$$.
The Chubu
Ven0m
It would be also cool if it didn't send search data to Amazon.
Tat3
Based on the direction Ubuntu has been going on desktops and late news why would someone want to put that to their phones and actually use it ?
-=WolverinE=-
Good luck running this POS on a sub $600 phone. You can check the requirement on their site...
deltatux
unknown1140
deltatux
scoutingwraith
This looks a lot like Meego and WP combined. I am curious about its battery life compared to android's. Lets see when they release the image/rom
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Ven0m