Cloud Computing: Canonical’s Mark Shuttleworth talks about space, drones and smartphones
May 22, 2015
Grazed from ComputerWeekly. Author: Cliff Saran.
Mark Shuttleworth, founder of open-source supplier Canonical, continues to strive towards the vision of a converged handheld device, despite his failed attempt to raise $32m through crowdfunding for Ubuntu Edge, the smartphone that doubles as a desktop PC.
Recalling the crowdfunding initiative that fell short by $13m, he says: “I’m really proud how people stepped up and said it was a good idea. We concentrated all our efforts on the software and now we’re shipping phones.”…
The initiative has led to Canonical developing a version of its Ubuntu distribution of Linux for smartphones. Harking back to the aims of Ubuntu Edge, Shuttleworth adds: “In October, the version of Ubuntu on the phone will start to give you the desktop experience, a pocket PC experience.”…
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