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One of the issues with the Ubuntu Convergence and the ability to use the phone as a PC is the fact that it requires dedicated hardware features on the device, but that might get solved in the future by the Ubuntu team.
Ubuntu Convergence refers, in the broadest sense, to the fact that both systems, for the phone and the desktop, share the same codebase. The fact that you can connect your phone to a TV and turn it into a PC experience is a result of that shared codebase. In other words, the main focus of the team is to have the same code, not to turn the phone into a PC. The fact that it works and that it can be done in a relatively easy way is a bonus.
Who are these ppl?? And why do we need convergence?
I have a cheapo ad-roid Tracfone. I've never even signed up with Gobble, so have no connection with those ppl or their lame apps/storage/mail. Also, due to the ever increasing vulnerability of ad-roid platforms, I've turned off any data ability. Still, my cheapo (discontinued!) Tracfone has wifi, which allows me to "pair" with my stupid (Roku) TV. I cannot "dock"(?) with my desktop PC from my cellphone and I'm not sure I want to. The only access I want is to ssh from my cellphone to my desktop, like an old Nokia. Without wifi, I cannot.
So, why is Canon-fodder trying to make all hardware interlinked before they even provide interconnectivity? Do they plan on installing a CAT5 jack on their Touch cellphones? Are these folks really so stupid or is it merely a planned oversight to lure service providers with a possible income stream?
I think I'm seeing your point notbob. As far as I'm concerned everything useful can be done over an ssh pipe. I have no need for any special purpose "dumbed down" interfaces. The Microsofties need pretty icons to click on, all I want is a big pipe and a cli. My custom tailored scripts can take it from there.
Thank you fer mending my thread title, LXer admins.
I started with a working title ("I'll make a stab at it"??), but it somehow got deleted when I was "Preview"-ing my article. ;)
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I have a cheapo ad-roid Tracfone. I've never even signed up with Gobble, so have no connection with those ppl or their lame apps/storage/mail. Also, due to the ever increasing vulnerability of ad-roid platforms, I've turned off any data ability. Still, my cheapo (discontinued!) Tracfone has wifi, which allows me to "pair" with my stupid (Roku) TV. I cannot "dock"(?) with my desktop PC from my cellphone and I'm not sure I want to. The only access I want is to ssh from my cellphone to my desktop, like an old Nokia. Without wifi, I cannot.
So, why is Canon-fodder trying to make all hardware interlinked before they even provide interconnectivity? Do they plan on installing a CAT5 jack on their Touch cellphones? Are these folks really so stupid or is it merely a planned oversight to lure service providers with a possible income stream?