We've already seen Ubuntu running on tablets and smartphones, but not in any official capacity. Rumors had it that Canonical would be making a serious push into the tablet space in early 2011, but that effort never materialized,
or at least was never acknowledged. Still, Unity has some
finger-friendly streaks
and Oneiric added ARM support -- so it's not
much of a stretch to see the popular Linux distro on your mobile
devices. Well, at the Ubuntu Developer Summit, Canonical founder Mark
Shuttleworth made that move official by issuing a challenge to the
Ubuntu community to start pushing beyond the traditional PC form factor.
Few details were given, but Shuttleworth did say that he believes the
time is right for the OS to start making moves into the tablet, phone,
in-dash infotainment and smart TV spaces. There were no products to
announce, but Shuttleworth was confident the OS would be ready and in
shipping consumer electronics by the time version 14.04 arrived in April
of 2014. Though, we're sure some prototypes will start showing up
sooner rather than later.
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