Canonical wants Ubuntu on smartphones and tablets running

Canonical wants its linux distribution Ubuntu also on mobile devices such as phones and tablets offer. Thus, the company wants to eventually compete with Android into. That’s going to take a while; the first release will appear around 2014.

Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth calls the expansion to mobile devices is a ‘natural’ step. “If people in addition to the desktop new computervormen use, it is important that we get the community on these platforms to be active. Therefore we are going to meet the challenge, and we want Ubuntu to make them suitable for smartphones, tablets and smart-screens,” he says in an interview with ZDNet.

The mobile Ubuntu release is available for all the architectures currently in use by Ubuntu are supported, such as ARM cpu’s. Currently, Canonical is reportedly together with hardware manufacturers to make Ubuntu better position themselves in the tablet and smartphone market. According to Shuttleworth appears the first edition for tablets and smartphones in Ubuntu 14.04. Until that time, there would be no code available, because Canonical ‘everything in one go want to do good’.

Except on the desktop, Canonical are Unity interface on tablets. Therefore chooses Canonical on the eye for the same direction as Microsoft with Windows 8. The Windows maker wants its Metro interface implementation on tablets, smartphones and computers. Shuttleworth: “It is not a one-size-fits-all, but the design for that. Nothing is as stone.” Shuttleworth says, is to aim for a consistent platform with a ‘structured experience’.

Ubuntu is Canonical is also available for smartphones. The operating system must therefore compete with Android and iOS. According to Shuttleworth, not a problem. “The hardwarewereld is very competitive and dynamic”. Shuttleworth sees Android as the main competitor, but ” in the market, the acquisition of Motorola by Google, hardware manufacturers again shaken up. Some of the parties searching for Android alternatives”.

The announcement of Shuttleworth is remarkable; over a year ago, he indicated that there is no specific Ubuntu-versions for tablets would appear. These custom releases were not planned, said Shuttleworth at the time.