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Linux is
planning to invade the smartphone market through one of its biggest
players, Ubuntu. Linux has been on the rise over the past few years and
this year it may finally find a way into the handheld devices market. It
is no secret that the open source platform has had a major role to play
in the creation and development of the Android OS but now the world
gets to see the Ubuntu OS. According to reports, developers are going to
get the new Ubuntu OS without much delay and can start working on it.
The reports further stated that smartphones running on Ubuntu aren’t
too far down in the pipeline. In what may be termed to be a surprising
development, the new phones are going to hit the markets before the end
of the year. More specifically, the phones are going to be launched in
October in two of the biggest smartphone markets before going into wide
distribution. That gives developers not much time to get the apps and
other features ready.
As far as the specs are concerned, the Ubuntu phones are pretty
similar to the recently launched BlackBerry Z10. The absence of buttons
is the notable features,
enabling users to operate the phone by touching the screen. Also, the
emphasis is on gestures rather than pressing and typing, hence it is
guaranteed to draw comparisons with Research in Motion’s latest handset.
However, there is no word yet on who is going to make the phones.
October may seem like not too far off but one should keep in mind
that the next versions of the iOS and Android OS will hit the market
well before then. Once the market gets crowded, the Ubuntu OS is going
to have a hard time finding its niche, leaving the market to the big
players to capture. That is, unless the users add enough great features
to make the OS up to par with the leading operating systems.
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