Ubuntu Edge is dead, long live Ubuntu phones
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Ubuntu Edge is dead, long live Ubuntu phones
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Re: Ubuntu Edge is dead, long live Ubuntu phones
#2What a terrible headline, it's only the Ubuntu Edge they wont' be making, Ubuntu phones are still coming out. Right from the article - "But this doesn't mean Ubuntu phones themselves are dead. The smartphone interface for the Ubuntu operating system is still being developed, and carriers around the world have signed on as potential launch partners."
Re: Ubuntu Edge is dead, long live Ubuntu phones
#3What a terrible headline, it's only the Ubuntu Edge they wont' be making, Ubuntu phones are still coming out. Right from the article - "But this doesn't mean Ubuntu phones themselves are dead. The smartphone interface for the Ubuntu operating system is still being developed, and carriers around the world have signed on as potential launch partners."
Re: Ubuntu Edge is dead, long live Ubuntu phones
#4"Long live" meant to refer to the next king, i.e. the king that is now king when this is uttered.
So is the phrase abused?
Re: Ubuntu Edge is dead, long live Ubuntu phones
#5"Long live" meant to refer to the next king, i.e. the king that is now king when this is uttered. So is the phrase abused?
Eh, it was clear to me what the headline meant.
Re: Ubuntu Edge is dead, long live Ubuntu phones
#6What a terrible headline, it's only the Ubuntu Edge they wont' be making, Ubuntu phones are still coming out. Right from the article - "But this doesn't mean Ubuntu phones themselves are dead. The smartphone interface for the Ubuntu operating system is still being developed, and carriers around the world have signed on as potential launch partners."
Funny... I think the headline perfectly summarizes what you wrote.
Re: Ubuntu Edge is dead, long live Ubuntu phones
#7What a terrible headline, it's only the Ubuntu Edge they wont' be making, Ubuntu phones are still coming out. Right from the article - "But this doesn't mean Ubuntu phones themselves are dead. The smartphone interface for the Ubuntu operating system is still being developed, and carriers around the world have signed on as potential launch partners."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_king_is_dead,_long_live_the... !
I think sometimes people don't realize that the two instances of "king" in the saying refer to different people. They therefore assume that "long live the king" is an idiom for "RIP the king" or similar. The Lion King probably didn't help matters with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctJ9jZ-_fFc
Re: Ubuntu Edge is dead, long live Ubuntu phones
#8Personally, I wish for an ARM notebook market coming out of the Chromebook, with different configurations for Chrome OS and Ubuntu etc.
Re: Ubuntu Edge is dead, long live Ubuntu phones
#9I really didn't and don't understand what Ubuntu was trying to achieve with the Edge campaign. The project sounds great and I would have bought one, but there was no chance in hell they were pulling this crowdfunding campaign off. That they got 12 Million is already a big achievement and surprise.
Re: Ubuntu Edge is dead, long live Ubuntu phones
#10What a terrible headline, it's only the Ubuntu Edge they wont' be making, Ubuntu phones are still coming out. Right from the article - "But this doesn't mean Ubuntu phones themselves are dead. The smartphone interface for the Ubuntu operating system is still being developed, and carriers around the world have signed on as potential launch partners."
Did you actually read the headline? That is precisely what it is saying.