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Canonical makes Ubuntu, and their work is based on an upstream distro, Debian. Their focus right now is providing a server distro with an emphasis on cloud, as

• e12e 6y ago
  I think it's questionable if canonical has a clear "focus". They certainly do work on their server side (after years of focusing, and doing great work, on the desktop) - and like (evry?) Linux vendor they sell support and access to a live patch service. We do use Ubuntu a lot for desktop and servers - yet I'm not entirely sure why we would buy anything from canonical - beyond just to support the overall organization? I'd love to hear if anyone have war stories about canonical (or redhat, suse) support turning out to be a great investment? I must admit I'm a bit worried about the shift towards snap packages though - we might shift back to Debian on the server side.
  • 29athrowaway 6y ago
    They used to be more desktop focused (e.g.: Unity, Ubuntu Touch) but they dismantled those teams and laid off their members.
    • e12e 6y ago
      Arguably after getting the job (of improving the Linux desktop experience) done. (not alone, by any stretch - but Ubuntu, when they started shipping free cd/dvds - did a lot to package debia for the masses, I'd say).
      • 29athrowaway 6y ago
        Out of the box, Ubuntu has better support for laptop than Debian does. That is also a big contribution.