[GRLUG] Ubuntu Mobile OS

[Kyle]

Freedom and Choice are both largely true of Android, Open webOS, Firefox
OS, Meego, and Tizen.  Cross-platform app design is true of Open webOS,
Firefox OS, and Tizen, as well as probably others.  I don't mean to put
them down for contributing to more Freedom and Choice, but as much
market share as webOS lost, which for a while was well-supported by
carriers, had a large Palm fanbase behind it, and sold reasonably well,
Ubuntu Phone OS has a huge uphill battle ahead of them to develop a user
base capable of sustaining a project like that into the future.

My $0.02, for what it's worth.

- Kyle



On 01/03/2013 10:03 AM, John Wesorick wrote:
> Freedom. Choice. Truly cross-device app design. It doesn't need to be
> successful in an x% of marketshare way. We, as Linux users, got pretty
> excited when we had 1-2% marketshare on the desktop. TBH, I'm more
> excited about Ubuntu for Android, but I'm definitely going to try this
> out once they release the image for my phone. 
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 9:53 PM, Jonathan Jesse <jjesse at gmail.com
> <mailto:jjesse at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Why?  This is the question I'm asking....  What will make this
>     device successful in the tight market that is already dominated by
>     Android and iOS with Blackberry and Windows Phone trailing in 3rd
>     place.  I don't think the "geeks" will rush out to adopt this
>     phone as there seems to be declining excitement in things
>     Canonical/Ubuntu related.
>     There doesn't seem to be a committed carrier either which I think
>     won't drive adoption as well.  If they can't get VZW or AT&T
>     selling/pushing this phone then it will have even worse traction
>     in the US than Windows Phone.
>
>     Or is it all an Europe/Asia thing? 
>
>
>     On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 3:54 PM, John Wesorick <john at wesorick.com
>     <mailto:john at wesorick.com>> wrote:
>
>         So Ubuntu announced their Mobile OS today. Not the Ubuntu for
>         Android, but a full OS. Here's a link to the
>         video, http://youtu.be/cpWHJDLsqTU?t=6m30s I had read that
>         they will be releasing images for Nexus devices in the coming
>         weeks. Anyone else thinks it's worth a try?
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