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Re: Ubuntu on tablets

#11

Post by keyboardP »

tinkmasterflash wrote: post #4

I don't even use Ubuntu for the desktop or the laptop, what motivation do I have to use it on a phone or tablet? How about making Unity less than an unholy mess before branching out into other form-factors?

Look at it like this. They may have cool new features not seen on existing tablets. Your favourite company might then incorporate and, hopefully, improve upon the feature and you now have a new feature on your platform that may not have been planned before.

No one is forcing you to use it but it still has potential to positively affect your tablet experience, even if it's indirectly.

Re: Ubuntu on tablets

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Post by kaolinite »

Yet another announcement by Canonical that isn't backed by a "Buy" button. I understand that it's not exactly easy for them, but it's becoming a bit boring how they keep announcing new "products" with no way of actually purchasing them. Couldn't they have waited for a year or so for this to be ready to ship and then launch it? At the very least it'd be good to have "Available to buy in July, 2013" or whatever.

Re: Ubuntu on tablets

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Post by marcoceppi »

kaolinite wrote: post #13

Yet another announcement by Canonical that isn't backed by a "Buy" button. I understand that it's not exactly easy for them, but it's becoming a bit boring how they keep announcing new "products" with no way of actually purchasing them. Couldn't they have waited for a year or so for this to be ready to ship and then launch it? At the very least it'd be good to have "Available to buy in July, 2013" or whatever.

They're releasing images for this and the phone in a week.

Re: Ubuntu on tablets

#17

Post by claystu »

tinkmasterflash wrote: post #4

I don't even use Ubuntu for the desktop or the laptop, what motivation do I have to use it on a phone or tablet? How about making Unity less than an unholy mess before branching out into other form-factors?

I'm betting you meant "that's nice, but did you have to break the Ubuntu desktop experience to build a tablet interface?"

Re: Ubuntu on tablets

#18

Post by ivzar »

The seamless phone => tablet => desktop transition make the Ubuntu family a winner. Now to see if it picks up any enterprise traction...

Re: Ubuntu on tablets

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Post by HunOL »

tinkmasterflash wrote: post #4

I don't even use Ubuntu for the desktop or the laptop, what motivation do I have to use it on a phone or tablet? How about making Unity less than an unholy mess before branching out into other form-factors?

I didn't even use Android on my desktop, what's the motivation to use it on a phone or tablet?

Re: Ubuntu on tablets

#20

Post by marcoceppi »

tinkmasterflash wrote: post #4

I don't even use Ubuntu for the desktop or the laptop, what motivation do I have to use it on a phone or tablet? How about making Unity less than an unholy mess before branching out into other form-factors?

Sorry another contender is providing you with a choice. Good thing you know how to exercise it.
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