When I first heard about an Ubuntu smart phone I got excited because I thought it would mean that finally after all this talk of having a computer in my pocket,

When I first heard about an Ubuntu smart phone I got excited because I thought it would mean that finally after all this talk of having a computer in my pocket, I would actually get a proper computer (read laptop replacement) in my pocket. By that I mean something where I can install whatever software I want.. any linux executable.. and it would run fine. I had dreams of running XMonad and firing up Emacs and doing a bit of node development, or perhaps spending a bit of time learning Rust, all while waiting for the bus. Stick it on some hardware that had a physical keyboard and I would be sold. It seems it was not to be, and the Ubuntu phone is going to be another device that can only run programs created specifically for it and running in some sandboxed environment.