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Re: First look at new Ubuntu phones

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On 2014-02-26 20:55:42 +0000, RS Wood said:

> From the "hope it's purple and orange" department:
> Title: First Look at the First Two Ubuntu Handsets
> Author: ArsTechnica
> Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 12:13:47 -0500
> Link: 
> http://www.linux.com/news/embedded-mobile/mobile-linux/764083-first-look-at-the-first-two-ubuntu-handsets/ 
> 
> 
> Last week Canonical announced that Ubuntu would ship on handsets from two
> companies, BQ and Meizu, later this year. This week at MWC in Barcelona the
> hardware was on display—or at least, prototype hardware was.

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.

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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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