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Ubuntu ported to phones/tablets. What I'd like to see, but probably won't, is for Canonical to partner up with an OEM to actually put Ubuntu branded devices in stores. Honestly, if I may digress, that is what Canonical should have done from day one. We didn't need another distro, guys. And we definitely didn't need ads when we search for files and programs on our own desktop. What we need from a billionaire like Shut…
I would disagree with the not needing another distro comment. At the time, Linux was progressing fairly slowly. Ubuntu really picked up the ability for mainstream adoption by pushing the software and driver support further along at a quicker pace. They've put a lot of work into making Linux nice to use as a desktop OS, and it has pushed back into other distros as well. Anything they've done beyond that can be debated…
Your first paragraph I'll give you. I actually started using Linux with Ubuntu in 2006 before I moved on to other distros, so I'm not actually sure what the pre-Ubuntu Linux world was like.
However, I still contend that the most important thing the GNU/Linux world needs, both now and in 2004, is to be preinstalled on hardware and sold on store shelves next to Macs and Windows machines. If Canonical can do this for phones I'll take back all the things I said about them after the Amazon ads debacle. However, I'm not holding my breath.