There is one completely awesome thing here - the fact that the phone itself can/will drive all form factors via docking etc... tablet, TV and computer all driven off the phone. That's incredible if it comes to fruition.
Ubuntu on tablets
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#82>> Your Ubuntu tablet has multiple secure user accounts...
Thank goodness. The absence of this makes every tablet OS out there today pretty weak sauce. If I can't lock the screen, or inhibit another person in the house from opening my email, Dropbox folder, etc., let alone allow them to 'switch user', then no one else can borrow the device. An-ipad-per-child isn't terribly economical, in my book.
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#83I am a bit tired of how much Ubuntu gets promoted compared to other Linux based solutions. Here is a video of KDE's Plasma Active running on a Nexus 7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb7isMAmwW0 It is a real use video, there aren't any fancy photos, there isn't any CG in the video in contrast with Canonical's page. Plasma Active is being actively developed for about 2 years now and KDE 4 was developed from the ground…
It doesn't seem anywhere near as slick as Ubuntu's offerings, though - and I think for a portable device like a tablet, that is very important.
When it comes to notifications, easy sharing and usability features in general, it has them all and they are touch optimized.
I guess you mean that it doesn't look like Android or iOS. This can be changed easily through a theme. Conveniently you can download new themes from the theme settings screen, you don't need extra software nor you have to search in random places.
On the other hand, certain programs, like its text editor which can highlight code in almost every known computer language, does regular expression searches, support vi input mode etc, can't get much eye-pleasing. But you do get something you can actually work on.
I love the touch drived interface of tablets, but I don't think there is a reason to hide that a tablet device is a computer in different form and when you need it, it can perform as thus.
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#84I still don't understand the tablet form factor. I concluded that it's not for me some time ago, but am waiting for the general population to come around to one glaring flaw: you have to hold it. For me, it doesn't matter how light a tablet is. A five pound laptop will always feel lighter since it will effectively weigh nothing because it's always on some kind of platform during use, either my lap or a flat desk/tabl…
>you have to hold it
The general population already has a solution for this. It's rare that I see an iPad without some sort of cover that also can act as a stand. While you're sitting on the couch, this isn't as big of a problem because you can rest your arm(s) on your lap. But stand/cases are the answer people have come up with.
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#85Ubuntu uses KDE for their mobile apps and GTK on the desktop, this is going to be a pain when porting apps.
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#86Once this gets released I'll likely buy a full set of phone+tablet
I don't currently own a tablet and my phone is some superold cell (dumbphone?) so I'll be very easy to please.
Worst case scenario I'll pay whatever it costs to help consumer Linux into the tornado a little quicker.
[I'm an Ubuntu user both at home and at work but I remain a tad sceptical about this]
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#87They learnt everything from others by launching late, but added most of the good design patterns. Great work all together. Worth mentioning, Ubuntu is emerging as perfect web platform with tight integration with web-services. "And now web applications are first class citizens too, wow. I was waiting for this to happen fast." At this stage they need: 1. More Partners. They must have strong tie-ups with OEM partners, w…
>Isn't this the best time for Nokia to make Ubuntu powered devices? I think so.
The Nokia CEO's a Microsoft loyalist so this is probably not going to happen.
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#88As 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 probab…
There's been a ton of performance improvements made to Unity for the past 6 months (mostly due to needing to work on things like Tablets). Here's an example of the work from Feb: - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2013-February... - https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/desktop-r-redu... For me the Dash is now finally fast/almost instant as opposed to 12.10. All these improvements will be in 13.…
Great...I'll look forward to the 13.04 beta. Thanks!
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#89I 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 is more to productivity than fast, accurate text input. Touch is inferior for text input, but superior for other types of input. I know many designers who are salivating at the prospect of being able to do their work with a stylus that's also a screen (as opposed to the Wacom way of doing it).
To be fair to Wacom, you can embed a Wacom digitizer into a screen as well. I have an Asus EeeNote tablet that is a black and white screen with a Wacom digitizer over it, I use it as a digital notepad.
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#90Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why on earth would Nokia back this project? If they make a tablet it's going to be a Windows 8 device.
It would make sense for Nokia to not put all its eggs in one basket. Windows is not doing well on mobile devices, so Nokia investing in other options would be the safe thing to do.
And you think that Ubuntu on mobile devices is going to do any better?
Nokia screwed up, but diverting resources to an even more miniscule market is even crazier.