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Re: Ubuntu on tablets

#21

Post by rufugee »

As much as it pains me to admit it, I'm now using Cinnamon as a desktop environment. I really, really wanted Unity to work, but I've had continued performance problems which make it ultimately unusable for me. I understand Ubuntu's need to turn a profit, but I really wish they'd focus on making Unity stable and performant before chasing down these other opportunities...

Disclaimer: I run three monitors, so I'm probably different from the average Unity user.

Re: Ubuntu on tablets

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Post by kaolinite »

marcoceppi wrote: post #16
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.

Then why not wait a week and announce it then?

Re: Ubuntu on tablets

#24

Post by habosa »

This is a really great step. I previously though Ubuntu was going to ruin itself by getting into the mobile game so late but it seems like their solution might be unified enough (as a result of the time they spent watching others) to actually gain some foothold. I have a Nexus 7 and if they can allow me to dual boot somehow I will be all over this. I'd love to have a little touchscreen Ubuntu PC in my backpack. I'm still not convinced I want it on my phone but they have my attention on the other three screens.

Re: Ubuntu on tablets

#25

Post by chx »

I still don't get it. This emphasises on "productivity". Tablets, lacking any efficient ways of input are not productivity devices. They are great at consuming content, of course. There is a reason the iPad and the Kindle Fire rules the field.

Re: Ubuntu on tablets

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Post by cryptoz »

kaolinite wrote: post #23
marcoceppi wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

Then why not wait a week and announce it then?

There are plenty of reasons. Virtually no technology / OS vendor announces and ships on the same day. Apple gives a few weeks lead time between announcement and shipping too.

Re: Ubuntu on tablets

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Post by JonnieCache »

chx wrote: post #25

I still don't get it. This emphasises on "productivity". Tablets, lacking any efficient ways of input are not productivity devices. They are great at consuming content, of course. There is a reason the iPad and the Kindle Fire rules the field.

There are vast portions of the workforce for whom productivity does not depend on getting stuff out of ones brain and into the computer, like it does for us. For lots of people, primarily managers, productivity involves getting stuff out of the computer and into the brain. Touch interfaces are very productive for these kinds of tasks.

Typically these people are the ones holding the purse strings, so targeting them is a good strategy.

Re: Ubuntu on tablets

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Post by marcoceppi »

kaolinite wrote: post #23
marcoceppi wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

Then why not wait a week and announce it then?

Sorry, they're releasing images in two days. Seriously, though! Not everything has to be instant. They're putting themselves out to gauge interest and probably lure OEM vendors to their booth at MWC.
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