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Ubuntu Phone

Canonical will have a huge task on getting their new OS on the market. There was an article on the regard by CNN in which they are skeptical on the success on the operating system. I would be to because it's going to be a challenge.

My 2 cents.

Canonical needs to concentrate in getting acceptance to the new Operating System being that there are already two incumbent operating systems that contain most of the market share as of today: Android and iOS. The market in itself is a tough one for instance:

• We still have Microsoft struggling to get a larger piece of the market share pie.
• RIM's Blackberry being less relevant in the industry because of their missteps.

Let's not forget those who are not longer with us as a bona fide phone Operating Systems

• HP Web OS
• Domoco
• Windows CE based phones

They might have morphed into something else, but you cannot go to a store and get them now.

Even though Canonical has pushed Linux Desktop further than Red Hat did they do not have the clout that Google and Apple has. Canonical does have their work cutout for them.

What would Canonical should do IMHO:

1. Start home, in Africa. He will have a better acceptance on those units in the large African markets, like South Africa, Namibia, Egypt or Nigeria. The important thing is to get units certified on networks being that Operators will not allow units that can potentially post a risk. These certifications should be first in their task list.
2. Move to Europe, European market would be more receptive to an Ubuntu phone. Getting these units certified in Europe will provide easier access to other markets.
3. Move to South America. Brazil is a market in which they have already accepted Linux as a viable operating environment.
4. Canonical has to accept the fact that cracking into the North America market is going to be hard, considering that the incumbent providers are based there.

The CNN article also puts down the duality of the operating system, comparing it to "failed" Motorola Atrix line. I'm writing this from my Atrix 4G, and the problem was not the concept, but the execution.

• Motorola installed a half baked version of Ubuntu to make it customer friendly and probably not to alienate their partners. However, by doing that, they limited the functionality of the units and in the process, making them unattractive.
• The only reason I used it is because I had root my phone to get the functionality I wanted. Now I can work on what I need to work without silly compromises.
• The press knocked down on the performance on the units, and rightly so. The largest problem with these units is that the process are fighting for memory resources. Also, comparing performance on browser performance it is not an accurate picture on what these units can really do. But considering that it was the only thing that you could have done in a stock unit, it was a self fulfilling prophecy.

I wish Canonical good luck on their device, it would be nice to have another alternative to the ones that are available, however the task at hand will be hard and the road ahead, it's difficult indeed.

tomo pali Kanonikal sitele tawa e lipu sona "Upuntu OS" pi ilo toki

jan Malk Sutelwot li toki sona e tomo Lonpon tan lipu sona Upuntu OS pi ilo toki. lipu sona li kepeken sama lipu sona tan Anproip. lipu sona Upuntu li pali e ilo sona jo ARM anu ilo sona jo X86. lipu sona Upuntu li jo e lipu sona HTML5. lipu sona HTML5 tawa ijo e nasin tempo lili pi pali sin lipu sona.

lipu sona Upuntu li ken e awen ala tan lipu sona pi ilo toki tawa lipu sona pi supa pali. lipu sona pi supa pali li sitelen ona kepeken supa ilo sona "Dock".