Ubuntu Tablets Arrive: Canonical Reaches Convergence for Linux-Based OS
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Ubuntu Tablets Arrive: Canonical Reaches Convergence for Linux-Based OS
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Ubuntu tablets are here, and with them the completion of Canonical's vision of "converging" its open source, Linux-based OS across all types of devices of major computing devices.
On Thursday, Canonical announced the launch of the Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition tablet. The device is being manufactured by BQ, the European hardware vendor that has already partnered with Canonical to make Ubuntu-powered smartphones.
But Canonical is keen to emphasize that Ubuntu tablets do not just sport "a phone interface stretched to desktop size," as CEO Jane Silber said. Rather, the tablets, like other Ubuntu mobile devices, use Canonical's Unity interface to provide an experience that is designed to adapt automatically to any set of hardware specifications.
In the case of the tablet, adaptation means the ability to do things like detect Bluetooth keyboards and mice, then automatically switch from the mobile version of Unity to a fuller-screen desktop version so that users can use their peripheral-equipped tablet like a desktop computer. And, of course, Ubuntu-based PCs, tablets and phones all run the same stack of software, which makes for an easy app experience.
The Aquaris M10 tablet will feature a 10.1-inch screen, 7280 mAh LiPo battery and an ARM MediaTek Quad Core MT8163A to 1.5 GHz processor. It will go on sale in March. The price has yet to be announced, Silber said in a press call about the device.
The pricing of this will determine my interest hah! I'm excited to see it in the wild and what people are able to do with it and what other flavors can be installed and used. Unity is what sort of drove me away from the standard Ubuntu (I have a couple workstations with Ubuntu Mate). I understand what they are going for though, to keep the "unity" between devices.
Excellent to have more choice in the world of tablets. But whether I buy one depends on how many hoops need to be jumped through before another OS can be installed.
I don't really want to bite Ubuntu's hand when it's trying to feed me, but I do have a problem with locked devices.
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