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Once Ubuntu for Android appears, it will be copied by other OSes and then the PC will be (mostly) dead. Until then, people will still feel like they need a lapt

Once Ubuntu for Android appears, it will be copied by other OSes and then the PC will be (mostly) dead. Until then, people will still feel like they need a laptop/PC. http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/android http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/android Edit: please explain the downvotes, I don't see how this isn't adding to the conversation.

sixbrx 14y ago
I did't downvote, but maybe you can explain what you mean by Ubuntu for Android? They are both OS's, I'd think that Ubuntu would replace Android if you're using Ubuntu, is that what you meant?
- vidarh 14y ago
  Read the link. Android and Ubuntu both share the underlying kernel, so nothing really is preventing most of the rest of the stack from running at the same time. Ubuntu for Android is just that: Ubuntu "userland" running on top of an Android-compatible Linux kernel, with various "glue" to integrate the Ubuntu side with various Android features, including ability to answer calls, unify contacts and calendars etc.
fredley 14y ago
Can you elaborate? I don't see how having Ubuntu on my phone negates the need for a PC.
- timClicks 14y ago
  When a phone is docked, Ubuntu will run on a full screen. When in your hand, the phone will run Android. Here's an early video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzc0uMXGFBY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzc0uMXGFBY
mooism2 14y ago
Ubuntu for Android won't kill off PCs. It'll just mean that your phone/tablet is a PC, in addition to being a phone tablet. It won't kill off PCs, it will keep them alive.
- vidarh 14y ago
  But it will kill off what people currently think of as PC's. Nobody, as far as I can tell, is claiming it will kill of universal computing devices for personal use.
macavity23 14y ago
That is a very, very interesting project. High-end phones have had more than enough horsepower to run a full desktop environment for a few years, but getting the mix of phone and desktop software right is the tricky bit. Android and Ubuntu is a natural mix, and of course (nearly) all your Ubuntu software is just a compile away. Getting carriers on board is going to be a challenge for Canonical, but as soon as the source is out for this the custom modders (and I) will be absolutely all over it. It would seem obvious for Microsoft to aim for a similar thing with Windows RT/Phone, but they've made a terrible hash of mobile for the last decade, and I don't think that their optimise-for-touch-everywhere approach to Win8 would work well with a non-touch monitor plugged into a phone. On the other hand, if Win8 gets as much of a kicking as I suspect it will, they'll be in full desperation mode with Win9 and something like this could be a major selling point.

sixbrx 14y ago

I did't downvote, but maybe you can explain what you mean by Ubuntu for Android? They are both OS's, I'd think that Ubuntu would replace Android if you're using Ubuntu, is that what you meant?

vidarh 14y ago
Read the link. Android and Ubuntu both share the underlying kernel, so nothing really is preventing most of the rest of the stack from running at the same time. Ubuntu for Android is just that: Ubuntu "userland" running on top of an Android-compatible Linux kernel, with various "glue" to integrate the Ubuntu side with various Android features, including ability to answer calls, unify contacts and calendars etc.

fredley 14y ago

Can you elaborate? I don't see how having Ubuntu on my phone negates the need for a PC.

timClicks 14y ago
When a phone is docked, Ubuntu will run on a full screen. When in your hand, the phone will run Android. Here's an early video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzc0uMXGFBY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzc0uMXGFBY

mooism2 14y ago

Ubuntu for Android won't kill off PCs. It'll just mean that your phone/tablet is a PC, in addition to being a phone tablet. It won't kill off PCs, it will keep them alive.

vidarh 14y ago
But it will kill off what people currently think of as PC's. Nobody, as far as I can tell, is claiming it will kill of universal computing devices for personal use.

macavity23 14y ago

That is a very, very interesting project. High-end phones have had more than enough horsepower to run a full desktop environment for a few years, but getting the mix of phone and desktop software right is the tricky bit. Android and Ubuntu is a natural mix, and of course (nearly) all your Ubuntu software is just a compile away. Getting carriers on board is going to be a challenge for Canonical, but as soon as the source is out for this the custom modders (and I) will be absolutely all over it. It would seem obvious for Microsoft to aim for a similar thing with Windows RT/Phone, but they've made a terrible hash of mobile for the last decade, and I don't think that their optimise-for-touch-everywhere approach to Win8 would work well with a non-touch monitor plugged into a phone. On the other hand, if Win8 gets as much of a kicking as I suspect it will, they'll be in full desperation mode with Win9 and something like this could be a major selling point.