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  [M] Ubuntu Phone is a nightmare in usability RS Wood  <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2015-07-26 20:28 +0000
    Re: [M] Ubuntu Phone is a nightmare in usability Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-07-26 23:45 +0300

#3572 — [M] Ubuntu Phone is a nightmare in usability

From the «keep trying then» department:
Title: Ubuntu Phone review: years in the making, still not ready
Author: Thom Holwerda
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 18:13:41 -0400
Link: http://osnews.com/story/28724/Ubuntu_Phone_review_years_in_the_making_still_not_ready

Aside from the app void and the questionable value of Scopes, Ubuntu Phone is a
bit of a nightmare to use the majority of the time. Something's often
refreshing in the background, causing the phone to slow down. Apps take longer
to load than they should, and even then you're probably waiting on a web app.
The gesture-based navigation is unrefined; there are bugs and glitches all over
the place; and in general, many core experiences are severely lacking in
polish. Despite years of development, Ubuntu Phone still feels like an early
beta, and I think Canonical needs to think long and hard about the
implementation of Scopes and bump native apps up the agenda. There's nothing
wrong with trying to be different, but there's a reason Android/iOS are so
popular. Ignoring the headway they've made in refining the mobile experience
is, in my mind, setting yourself up for failure. It's taking Canonical way, way
too long. If the much further along Sailfish and Jolla can't really make a
serious dent into anything, it's easy to imagine this won't go anywhere either.


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RS Wood  <rsw@therandymon.com>:

> If the much further along Sailfish and Jolla can't really make a
> serious dent into anything, it's easy to imagine this won't go
> anywhere either.

Just give us the plain general-purpose hardware and specs to play with.


Marko

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