> @bazbt3 what I liked about Ubuntu Phone was that: * it was not commercially driven * it was not made in America[1. I still insist that the next big OS will not come from the US. Most likely China, really.] * it had a different concept for interaction * convergence was a real thing that ordinary people could actually use Sadly, there was only one *real* hardware builder who did it right. Every time Meizu announced a limited run Ubuntu phone they'd sell out within hours of going on sale. BQ, however, thou

@bazbt3 what I liked about Ubuntu Phone was that:

it was not commercially driven
it was not made in America¹
it had a different concept for interaction
convergence was a real thing that ordinary people could actually use

Sadly, there was only one real hardware builder who did it right. Every time Meizu announced a limited run Ubuntu phone they'd sell out within hours of going on sale. BQ, however, thought that cheap plastic that stuttered when booting was perfectly acceptable …

// @thrrgilag

I still insist that the next big OS will not come from the US. Most likely China, really.

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