The problem is as Mrk would point out, designing an OS that runs as well on smartphones as on laptops and PCs is a huge undertaking. Even Microsoft hasn't been able to do it. Either go big or go home. And Canonical decided to go home.
www.zdnet.com/article/canonical-ceo-jane-silber-resigns/ www.zdnet.com//article/where-does-the-ubuntu-linux-desktop-go-from-here/ www.zdnet.com/article/ubuntus-shuttleworth-free-software-zealots-are-antisocial-muppets-who-love-to-hate/
He is right, of course. Ubuntu was the first commercial desktop effort with a real chance to succeed. Not just another side effort for the sake of it. There was real meat there. But nooooooo. Mrk
Do we really need smart phones? A unified OS is sheer fantasy. The last player left is Google. Maybe their new Fuschia OS might be the IOT people have been talking about. We'll see.
