2) I meant mobiles (hardware), not the UT. So if no new mobile comes out in every 3 month that does not mean anything.
On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 3:27 PM, Ivo Fernandes <ivoxavie...@gmail.com> wrote: > 1) I think there are ubuntu laptops in the same way there are ubuntu > phones. Dell ships project sputnik with XPS, pre-installed with ubuntu. If > you are saying Canonical branded hardware, they don't exist. > 2) No, I don't think the improvement is slowing down. There are plenty of > good things on their way to ubuntu later this year. It takes time to refine > them. Is like passing from Android 1.0 to android 2.0. Earlier this year we > received convergence, ID fingerprint, usability impromevements... I rather > say, the improvement is getting better. It's true that sometimes we've some > regressions, but that's the way it is. Keep bringing new devices means, > more time and resources consumption, more testing, more cadency between > OTA's. For the moment, having a limited range of devices has a better > impact on developement. > > Big hug > > > On Wednesday, September 14, 2016, Radics Geza <radic...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> also from the silent majority :) >> 1) there is no ubuntu laptop neither, so dont really expect ubuntu phone >> either. >> 2) the developement/improvement of phones are slowing down dramatically, >> like for computers. Thus it is more then possible that our current phone >> will stay with us for next 5 years (or until dies but more then possible >> that we can buy the same phone). Meizu pro5 is quite a good phone, first i >> tought it's big indeed but reading websites its needed. Now im fully got >> used to it. (I also flashed it because in China there was no other option >> from the beginning. It was easy and I've learned a lot along the way.) >> 3) this project as i see is a long term investment (so stays anyway) as >> google is trying to come for desktop and ubuntu is going for hand devices >> >> I also wish to contribute, but as working for a startup it's currently >> impossible, but hopefully it will change (that's why i've started anyway). >> But basically for me the ubuntu phone already replaced the android. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 5:49 AM, Nikos Chatziioakimidis < >> nchatziioakimi...@riseup.net> wrote: >> >>> Hi >>> >>> Since this thread went to all directions I would like to express my >>> opinion as well. >>> >>> I think a Canonical branded phone would never happen. Canonical is a >>> software company. >>> >>> I don't think UT is dead either. It is because ubuntu phones are >>> repurposed android phones so OEMs don't need to invest a lot. They have >>> some devices left in stock the can just sell them as ubuntu phones. >>> >>> I aslo believe is the Canonical who don't want new devices until the UT >>> moves to snappy and to 16 series. This transition is not simply (it needs >>> systemd, newer kernel). So until there are devices with the required kernel >>> Canonical is working on their part of the transition. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Sent using Dekko from my Ubuntu device >>> >>> -- >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >>> Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >> >>
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