The big thing I think Ubuntu Touch (their mobile stuff) has going for it is the quality of Ubuntu, Unity and the SDK. I've been following the development since

The big thing I think Ubuntu Touch (their mobile stuff) has going for it is the quality of Ubuntu, Unity and the SDK. I've been following the development since the beginning (you can flash a Nexus 4 or 7 to see it for yourself). I remember first using Android and be astonished at how incredibly bad it was. The UI was awful, the apps were terrible and the widget toolkit was just amateur. Android 4.0+ is pretty good. The holo theme is nice and you can see where they can go with it, but it took Android years to get here. Ubuntu is starting out in a much better place with much higher quality design and a much more sophisticated look and interactions. If people lived with Android for the first 3-4 years and could put up with it, I firmly believe people would LOVE Ubuntu. I do have to wonder if people will give Ubuntu the slack they gave Android, though. I doubt it. I think Ubuntu, in 2014 will be held to a higher standard. A standard, judging by the very much beta versions, I think Ubuntu will hit.