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Re: Linux and tablets?

From T <T@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: Linux and tablets?
Date 2019-01-23 03:26 -0800
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On 1/23/19 12:59 AM, Hergen Lehmann wrote:
> Am 23.01.19 um 04:41 schrieb T:
> 
>> Any news on tablets and Linux?
> 
> The tablet market is almost dead, most manufacturers already left the 
> scene. Which is kind of sad - especially the 8inch devices used to be a 
> nice compromise for an ebook reader which can do more during travel. 
> Phones are too small for reading large amounts of text, convertibles are 
> too heavy, dedicated readers are single-use.
> 
> Non-Android Linux on mobile devices is dead. Apparently, all attempts 
> failed to gain a sustainable market.
> 
> In the 12inch-and-larger class, there are x86-based convertibles, which 
> of course can run a full-fledged Linux. Their usability is rather bad, 
> though, because none of the common linux desktop environments is 
> optimized for touch screen use.
> 
>> I did a google search and found a lot of old Ubuntu hits but
>> they did not seem to catch on.
> 
> They tried to get into the mobile market a few years ago (which was the 
> main reason for their solo attempt with the "unity" desktop), but failed 
> and gave up on this goal.
> 
> Hergen

Bummer.  Thank you.

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Linux and tablets? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2019-01-22 19:41 -0800
  Re: Linux and tablets? Hergen Lehmann <hlehmann.expires.5-11@snafu.de> - 2019-01-23 09:59 +0100
    Re: Linux and tablets? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2019-01-23 03:26 -0800
      Re: Linux and tablets? 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2019-01-23 09:33 -0700
        Re: Linux and tablets? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2019-01-23 21:10 +0000
    Re: Linux and tablets? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-01-23 08:29 -0500
      Re: Linux and tablets? Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2019-01-23 20:43 +0000
        Re: Linux and tablets? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-01-23 16:24 -0500
          Re: Linux and tablets? Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2019-01-23 21:55 +0000
            Re: Linux and tablets? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-01-23 18:05 -0500
              Re: Linux and tablets? Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2019-01-23 23:39 +0000
                Re: Linux and tablets? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-01-23 23:24 -0500
              Re: Linux and tablets? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-01-24 13:54 +0100
        Re: Linux and tablets? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2019-01-24 21:29 -0800
          Re: Linux and tablets? Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2019-01-25 21:12 +0000
  Re: Linux and tablets? Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2019-01-24 01:35 +0000
    Re: Linux and tablets? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2019-01-24 16:44 -0800
      Re: Linux and tablets? 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2019-01-24 17:58 -0700
        Re: Linux and tablets? Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2019-01-25 09:49 +0000
        Re: Linux and tablets? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-01-25 14:25 +0100
          Re: Linux and tablets? 123456789 <123456@123456.com> - 2019-01-25 09:04 -0700
            Re: Linux and tablets? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-01-25 22:03 +0100

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