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[brian mullan <bmullan.mail@xxxxxxxxx>]

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On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 8:39 AM, Mitchell Reese <
mitchell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I disagree. Notion Ink had their chance, and blew it. By not opening up
> from the start and embracing the developer community they shot themselves
> in the foot. I bought one of their tablets, and it was crap. Not bad
> hardware, but not even close to an ipad. The os was buggy as all hell, and
> awful to use.
>
> I agree, so far, there&apos;s nothing on the market that appears usable.
> Lets not count Canonical out on this one however. I also love Unity, and
> have been impressed with the intelligence and level of design behind
> Ubuntu&apos;s recent releases. Since 10.04, there have been very clear
> directions and transitions Ubuntu is making.
>
> Shuttleworth only recently aknowledged tablets as a form factor Ubuntu
> would be embracing, after stringently denying this for the better part of 2
> years. I think he was waiting for the right time for the announcement,
> which makes me think there&apos;s more happening behind the scenes than we
> currently know about. I&apos;m willing to bet we haven&apos;t seen the full
> plan with Unity yet.
>
> As for next steps? I&apos;d be looking to Canonical for some guidance as
> to what we can use as a dev device. Anyone have any &apos;official&apos;
> contacts?
>
> Mitchell
>
>
> satchitb@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> I've said this before, but I'll say it again. Canonical should talk to
> Notion Ink. In November 2010, when the Notion Ink Adam released, it was
> probably the best tablet hardware in the world. Within six months of the
> iPad, it had created a better iPad at a third the price. What NI  suffered
> from was a poor OS (a customised Android 2.2) and an inability to meet
> demand. Canonical can provide a much better OS and easier entry into the
> European and American markets. Notion Ink can provide the excellent
> hardware at a much better price than most competitors.
>
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