In active Linux distributions, Ubuntu is undoubtedly the most popular and prestigious, mainly because it has managed to combine strength with an impressive ability to reach new users, who find in it a very simple platform to interpret, especially when migrating from Windows.
Furthermore, its semi-annual update program (April and October each year) plus the recent integration with their own services in the cloud, made him a proposal to take into account when deciding on a system to our PC, notebook or netbook.
The news is that, after several denials, the founder of Canonical (Ubuntu’s responsibility), Mark Shuttleworth, finally confirming the will to work on a version for smartphones, tablets and Smart TVs. The steps would be finished with the tasks to give stability to the LTS edition of version 12.04 (the update that will follow the current 11.10) and apply Unity tweaks to the interface, then put himself squarely with the development of this new proposal.
The decision is not for nothing. While the netbook craze (one of the main recipients of this distribution of Linux) is low, the sale of tablets and smart phone systems remains steadily rising, and are supposed to follow that path Smart TVs.
In this regard, Shuttleworth stated that “as people have moved from desktop computing to new forms, it is important for us to reach the community in these platforms.” So, Ubuntu could become a serious competitor to Android, also based on the Linux kernel, and now the ultimate free proposal for manufacturers who want to outsource the operating system that empowers their teams.
Turning to rumors, on the one hand there is already talk of dialogue between Canonical and ARM Holdings, whose architecture is one of the most popular in the development of processors for netbooks, to internalize over the details to consider in this adaptation. On the other hand, says the official announcement of the new proposal will be done during the Canonical Ubuntu Developer Conference, held in Orlando.
If this is confirmed, the market will definitely more interesting, but will have to be attentive to the acceptance of manufacturers, application developers and, above all, users. What do you say? Would he unseat Ubuntu to Android? And how applications will be handled?