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I'm completely the opposite. I was always disappointed that Android can't run normal Linux apps.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=champion.gnuro...
Just ordered one. I had a chat to the BQ team in London recently. They're selling CyanogenMod Android phones as well. The CEO was quite clear that flashing a new OS wasn't going to void the warranty. I didn't get to play with their Ubuntu tablets, but their Android ones are well built, responsive, and have very clear screens. This isn't going to replace your totally tricked-out MacBook - but as a portable web-browser…
So you can install and run nginx, redis, Atom.io, postgres etc. on this?
Well, that's what I've been told - we'll see once they ship.
As per usual; I wonder what the battery life is like. That is really / still the only thing I look for. If it's good enough I would pre-order.
Do you buy a lot of tablets or do you find most to have unacceptable battery life? The battery on my 2013 Nexus 7 is crazy good as far as I can tell and lasts for days of moderate use even two years into its life span. Compared to my phone which likes to die partway through the day even without me touching it.
But... why?
This concept in principle allows you to have a tablet, which is relatively cheap and can be used on the sofa and in bed, but retain the option of adding a keyboard, and/or using desktop applications on occasion, when you might need them. The drawback is that you lose access to Android/iOS native apps, and also that ARM processors are slow.
I would say it's not a million miles behind Chromebooks or Android tablets (given that Chromebooks are quite limited, and Android tablet apps don't have a great reputation). If ARM processors take a step forward over the next year or two, companies continue to develop for the mobile web rather than shift towards native apps, and Linux userspace software stacks (and developers) become more tolerant of touch, something like this could be a serious competitor.
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Or an SSH client, and run all that stuff at DigitalOcean.
But you can also do that do that on any iPad or Android tablet? Plus imagine the cases where you don't have wifi (train commute, metro, lousy coffee shop etc.)
But... why?