A breakthrough for Canonical’s Ubuntu touch operating system as it got its first Smartphone Partner. According to a recent report by CNET, Canonical founder and product strategy manager Shuttleworth has confirmed that one major smartphone has approved their Linux-based OS and will start production very soon.
“We have concluded our first set of agreements to ship Ubuntu on mobile phones. We’ve shifted gears from ‘making a concept’ to ‘it’s going to ship. That has a big impact on the team,” Shuttleworth told CNET.
“We are now pretty much at the board level on four household brands. They sell a lot of phones all over the world, in emerging and fully emerged markets, to businesses and consumers,” Shuttleworth added.
The company claims that it is focusing on Ubuntu Touch OS which will able to bridge the gap between desktops and mobiles.
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