Ubuntu Linux Heads to Smartphones, Tablets, and Smart TVs
Canonical plans to take on Android, iOS and Windows on the smartphones, tablets and smart TVs
Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux, plans to take its Linux desktop to all computing devices, including smartphones, tablets, and smart TVs. A fully-baked and ready to go Ubuntu for all devices is expected to appear in April 2014 but probably we would see the first tablets and smartphones with ARM processors in the second quarter of 2012.
When it does appear, it will be touch-enabled and available on all the architectures that Ubuntu currently runs on. In particular, though, Shuttleworth sees the relationship with ARM to be critical. So, while he can’t deliver a product schedule yet, Ubuntu is already working with hardware partners to bring products to market. As progress is made Ubuntu will take the device-specific code, open source it, and roll it into standard Ubuntu.
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