Ubuntu for mobile: a Linux OS fights to break into the smartphone market

Ubuntu Phone Arrival

One of Linux's biggest players is heading to mobile. The new Ubuntu has a gesture heavy interface and will be entering the market amid a number of mature operating systems. We have reservations about how it will fair in the crowded mobile market but are interested to see how Canonical's open­source OS develops. Follow along here as Canonical works to bring mobile Ubuntu into consumers' hands. 

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