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[Ivo Fernandes <ivoxavier.8@xxxxxxxxx>]

1) I think there are ubuntu laptops in the same way there are ubuntu
phones. Dell ships project sputnik with XPS, pre-installed with ubuntu. If
you are saying Canonical branded hardware, they don't exist.
2) No, I don't think the improvement is slowing down. There are plenty of
good things on their way to ubuntu later this year. It takes time to refine
them. Is like passing from Android 1.0 to android 2.0. Earlier this year we
received convergence, ID fingerprint, usability impromevements... I rather
say, the improvement is getting better. It's true that sometimes we've some
regressions, but that's the way it is. Keep bringing new devices means,
more time and resources consumption, more testing, more cadency between
OTA's. For the moment, having a limited range of devices has a better
impact on developement.

Big hug

On Wednesday, September 14, 2016, Radics Geza <radicsge@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> also from the silent majority :)
> 1) there is no ubuntu laptop neither, so dont really expect ubuntu phone
> either.
> 2) the developement/improvement of phones are slowing down dramatically,
> like for computers. Thus it is more then possible that our current phone
> will stay with us for next 5 years (or until dies but more then possible
> that we can buy the same phone). Meizu pro5 is quite a good phone, first i
> tought it's big indeed but reading websites its needed. Now im fully got
> used to it. (I also flashed it because in China there was no other option
> from the beginning. It was easy and I've learned a lot along the way.)
> 3) this project as i see is a long term investment (so stays anyway) as
> google is trying to come for desktop and ubuntu is going for hand devices
>
> I also wish to contribute, but as working for a startup it's currently
> impossible, but hopefully it will change (that's why i've started anyway).
> But basically for me the ubuntu phone already replaced the android.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 5:49 AM, Nikos Chatziioakimidis <
> nchatziioakimidis@xxxxxxxxxx
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','nchatziioakimidis@xxxxxxxxxx');>> wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> Since this thread went to all directions I would like to express my
>> opinion as well.
>>
>> I think a Canonical branded phone would never happen. Canonical is a
>> software company.
>>
>> I don't think UT is dead either. It is because ubuntu phones are
>> repurposed android phones so OEMs don't need to invest a lot. They have
>> some devices left in stock the can just sell them as ubuntu phones.
>>
>> I aslo believe is the Canonical who don't want new devices until the UT
>> moves to snappy and to 16 series. This transition is not simply (it needs
>> systemd, newer kernel). So until there are devices with the required kernel
>> Canonical is working on their part of the transition.
>>
>>
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