Ubuntu Core On The Nexus 7

Re:Ubuntu Core On The Nexus 7 by richbradshaw on Saturday October 27, 2012 @11:42AM (#4706353)

Being an Ubuntu user, and a Nexus 7 owner, I really can't see this particular implementation being of much use – the strengths of the Nexus 7 are things like Google Now, location based stuff, it's speed and ease of use etc etc.

Ubuntu is great for doing computery things, like coding, or setting up servers etc. On a tablet, I'm not coding (too fiddly to type $[]@% etc), and not using it as a server, but I am using it as a map, as a book, as an email machine etc.

To be honest, I'd rather run Android on a laptop, rather than Ubuntu on a tablet.

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Re:Ubuntu Core On The Nexus 7 by jiggy2011 on Saturday October 27, 2012 @02:57PM (#4706884)

Weirdly enough I'm the other way around. I have an android 2.3 device and find the UI frustrating. A mobile version of Unity with different lenses and searches would be far better, though I would want access to android apps.

I would find this useful assuming I could connect a keyboard and mouse to it. Assuming Android and Ubuntu could be dual booted quickly enough and I had a decent stand for tablet I could forgo a laptop entirely.

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