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Re: First look at new Ubuntu phones

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> I wonder what kind of spyware Ubuntu Phone ships with.  I am guessing 
> they have partnered with Amazon at least.
> 
> I wrote off Ubuntu once they introduced their spyware.  Shuttleworth's 
> comment that went something like "We already have root" was the final 
> straw.
> 

Mark and Canonical have certainly been doing a good job of pissing off
their clients and user-base in the name of "innovation."  I'm skeptical
of them, to say the least.  But where phone interface software is
concerned, I'm more worried they'll just barf on the user experience -
I'd be interested in trying one of these things.

There's an article out there recently by some guy who tried out the new
Firefox phone and found it awful.  Unusable, in fact.  I wonder if
that's not what Ubuntu will do too.

Guess I'd give them a try, but my expectations are set low.

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First look at new Ubuntu phones RS Wood  <rswood@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-26 20:55 +0000
  Re: First look at new Ubuntu phones Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-02-26 17:32 -0800
    Re: First look at new Ubuntu phones RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-28 15:41 +0000

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