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  • Mark Shuttleworth Is Bringing Ubuntu Linux To Smartphones

    03 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone in Tech/Sci
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    Mark Shuttleworth has announced that his company, Canonical Ltd, has built an Ubuntu Linux system for smartphones. It will work as a full desktop operating system (OS) when connected to a monitor, keyboard, and mouse.

    According to Shuttleworth, this new version of the OS is appealing to two markets: entry-level smartphone consumers, as well as enterprises that want to give employees just one device instead of two or three.

    While Apple and Microsoft have developed separate operating systems for desktops and phones, Canonical is pushing a single operating system that can adapt to different devices. For example, touchscreen apps developed for the phone OS will also work on the desktop version of Ubuntu.

    Shuttleworth says they are confident that Ubuntu will ship on phones from large manufacturers in 2013. Ubuntu already runs desktops, servers, and even TV’s.

    We think these things can converge both on the front end and under the hood. One of the core visions is complete convergence of the platform from phone to supercomputer. A version for tablets is also coming soon.

    But Canonical will certainly have their work cut out for them. They are entering an already crowded market for smartphone operating systems. It will compete with other cross-device operating systems such as Android, Windows Phone, and Mozilla’s forthcoming Firefox OS, and with other smartphone brands like the iPhone and BlackBerry.
    We’re sanguine about the challenges that we face, but we know this is an industry that turns itself over every couple years.

    [Source: Wired]

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