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I don't even use Ubuntu for the desktop or the laptop, what motivation do I have to use it on a phone or tablet? How about making Unity less than an unholy mess

I don't even use Ubuntu for the desktop or the laptop, what motivation do I have to use it on a phone or tablet? How about making Unity less than an unholy mess before branching out into other form-factors?

sc0rb 14y ago
I don't even use Apple operating systems on my phone or any other device, what motivation do I have to use it on an iphone, ipad or other apple product? Can't you make this argument about anything?
reactor 14y ago
You don't need to use it. Variety is beautiful.
keyboardP 14y ago
Look at it like this. They may have cool new features not seen on existing tablets. Your favourite company might then incorporate and, hopefully, improve upon the feature and you now have a new feature on your platform that may not have been planned before. No one is forcing you to use it but it still has potential to positively affect your tablet experience, even if it's indirectly.
claystu 14y ago
I'm betting you meant "that's nice, but did you have to break the Ubuntu desktop experience to build a tablet interface?"
HunOL 14y ago
I didn't even use Android on my desktop, what's the motivation to use it on a phone or tablet?
marcoceppi 14y ago
Sorry another contender is providing you with a choice. Good thing you know how to exercise it.
yareally 14y ago
You're commenting (and just created an account) on a site called hacker news and you cannot think of something to do with it? - build apps or port apps to work better on it. I can also do this without having to resort to Java like Android if I want to do things the recommended and supported way. I am also guessing that running su/sudo on it will not feel like an ugly hack to do like it is on Android[1] since it should be built in. - run scripts (you can do that on Android with the Android Scripting layer and the terminal emulator, but it still has its quirks). - easier access to things that are harder to deal with on Android or iOS (development tools) via apt. Perhaps even something like Blender or Gimp will run decent on it. There are lots of possibilities. Perhaps not if all you want to do is browse the web and check email. However, I consider it another way to hack around and build things. [1] http://www.chainfire.eu/articles/125/_How-To_SU_published/ http://www.chainfire.eu/articles/125/_How-To_SU_published/
- tinkmasterflash 14y ago
  Thanks for your insights however the slight at my new account is not very welcoming.
  - yareally 14y ago
    It wasn't meant to be a jab at your newness exactly. I just thought you're rushing into commenting too quickly perhaps? I don't know, I didn't even make an account on Hacker News for over a year after reading and didn't comment much right away afterwards still. Everyone is different though in that regard and just because it suited me does not mean it does for everyone, so take my example at face value. I just loved the comments and insight on here and felt I shouldn't post much unless I really felt I had something to add to the conversation. If you haven't yet, I recommend reading the FAQ area[1] about posting stories and comments. It's really good information that seems to get skipped over sometimes. Also, welcome to HN :) [1] http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

sc0rb 14y ago

I don't even use Apple operating systems on my phone or any other device, what motivation do I have to use it on an iphone, ipad or other apple product? Can't you make this argument about anything?

reactor 14y ago

You don't need to use it. Variety is beautiful.

keyboardP 14y ago

Look at it like this. They may have cool new features not seen on existing tablets. Your favourite company might then incorporate and, hopefully, improve upon the feature and you now have a new feature on your platform that may not have been planned before. No one is forcing you to use it but it still has potential to positively affect your tablet experience, even if it's indirectly.

claystu 14y ago

I'm betting you meant "that's nice, but did you have to break the Ubuntu desktop experience to build a tablet interface?"

HunOL 14y ago

I didn't even use Android on my desktop, what's the motivation to use it on a phone or tablet?

marcoceppi 14y ago

Sorry another contender is providing you with a choice. Good thing you know how to exercise it.

yareally 14y ago

You're commenting (and just created an account) on a site called hacker news and you cannot think of something to do with it? - build apps or port apps to work better on it. I can also do this without having to resort to Java like Android if I want to do things the recommended and supported way. I am also guessing that running su/sudo on it will not feel like an ugly hack to do like it is on Android[1] since it should be built in. - run scripts (you can do that on Android with the Android Scripting layer and the terminal emulator, but it still has its quirks). - easier access to things that are harder to deal with on Android or iOS (development tools) via apt. Perhaps even something like Blender or Gimp will run decent on it. There are lots of possibilities. Perhaps not if all you want to do is browse the web and check email. However, I consider it another way to hack around and build things. [1] http://www.chainfire.eu/articles/125/_How-To_SU_published/ http://www.chainfire.eu/articles/125/_How-To_SU_published/

tinkmasterflash 14y ago
Thanks for your insights however the slight at my new account is not very welcoming.
- yareally 14y ago
  It wasn't meant to be a jab at your newness exactly. I just thought you're rushing into commenting too quickly perhaps? I don't know, I didn't even make an account on Hacker News for over a year after reading and didn't comment much right away afterwards still. Everyone is different though in that regard and just because it suited me does not mean it does for everyone, so take my example at face value. I just loved the comments and insight on here and felt I shouldn't post much unless I really felt I had something to add to the conversation. If you haven't yet, I recommend reading the FAQ area[1] about posting stories and comments. It's really good information that seems to get skipped over sometimes. Also, welcome to HN :) [1] http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html