Ubuntu Smartphone OS

future_computer · 02-25-2013, 09:07 PM

Other than ubuntu, do you think Fedora, Opensuse etc will also enter smartphone market?

MS3FGX · 02-26-2013, 04:15 PM

No, that seems very unlikely. Ubuntu has gone through a lot of trouble (and criticism) to bring a touch-oriented UI to their desktop, which is key in bringing the distro to mobile devices.

future_computer · 02-26-2013, 06:34 PM

Firefox also joins the smartphone market, I believe ubuntu will make it.

TobiSGD · 02-26-2013, 06:44 PM

From what I got from reading some articles and blogs, Firefox OS is aiming and low-cost hardware, while Ubuntu tries to be a direct competitor to Android.
I am not a fan of Ubuntu on the desktop, but what I have seen so far in videos of Ubuntu on the phone this looks actually nice and might be a contender for my next phone, especially if I can all software from their repositories (as far as it makes sense) on those phones.

ottavio · 02-27-2013, 05:04 AM

If Google ported ChromeOS to mobile that would be a very good move. I like Android but I hate to have an app for every site. I like the idea of having the browser to do all the work.

future_computer · 02-28-2013, 07:04 PM

Good news for Ubuntu OS

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7...e723&ttag=e723

dbrazeau · 03-26-2013, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ottavio

If Google ported ChromeOS to mobile that would be a very good move. I like Android but I hate to have an app for every site. I like the idea of having the browser to do all the work.

You do know that Android has a browser, right?

ottavio · 03-27-2013, 05:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dbrazeau

You do know that Android has a browser, right?

You clearly have no idea of what ChromeOS is. The whole OS _is_ the browser. For users who, like me, do everything online, it's a very smart OS.

rng · 03-31-2013, 11:03 AM

How can I use the image provided on this page:

http://downloadandroidrom.com/file/A...ntutouch/12.10

It apparently uses chroot method for running ubuntu on android devices.

MS3FGX · 04-06-2013, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ottavio

You clearly have no idea of what ChromeOS is. The whole OS _is_ the browser. For users who, like me, do everything online, it's a very smart OS.

The point is, there is nothing stopping you from just using the Android browser instead of local apps. Chrome OS is, as you said, just a browser. So if you used just the browser, then what's the difference? The experience would be the same, just drop a bookmark on the home screen.

ottavio · 04-07-2013, 04:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MS3FGX

The point is, there is nothing stopping you from just using the Android browser instead of local apps. Chrome OS is, as you said, just a browser. So if you used just the browser, then what's the difference? The experience would be the same, just drop a bookmark on the home screen.

There is a massive difference. In Chrome OS you only need to fulfil the depencencies with the browser and its extensions, therefore you have a lean and mean OS optimized for web browsing and web apps.

On the contrary Android was build around the idea of making money off the Android market (now Play store). The OS is not directly updated by Google (apart from the official devices) but by the OEM's, which have no interest in updating the software because they need to push new models.