Ubuntu gets a Nexus 7 installer

2. rainyday posted on 26 Oct 2012, 18:54 1 0

no..because Google is just better.

4. MichaelHeller posted on 26 Oct 2012, 21:42 1 0

This is the beginning of a long term plan, and it won't really be a fully realized option until April 2014 at the earliest.

So, right now, no there's no advantage, but it isn't intended to be a daily driver. It's something for developers to have so they can make it better and have something for the future.

7. mrllano posted on 26 Oct 2012, 22:48 0 0

Thanks for that info

5. cepcamba posted on 26 Oct 2012, 22:20 1 0

There's one advantage I can think of that is of great importance to people like me.

That is the ability to run macros in Excel (gnumeric). And ubuntu is a full desktop OS.

6. groupsacc posted on 26 Oct 2012, 22:47 1 0

Ubuntu would be a full blown out OS running on your tab; like Windows on your little device.

9. joey_sfb posted on 26 Oct 2012, 23:05 0 0

Android not consider a full blown OS? I always thought that it a sleek full blown OS.

10. groupsacc posted on 26 Oct 2012, 23:37 3 0

Nah... Android is a mobile OS, Ubuntu is a desktop OS

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11. cepcamba posted on 27 Oct 2012, 02:21 1 0

Android has a lot of functionality but still not at par with a full desktop OS like Ubuntu/Windows,

And like I said a lot of essential programs won't work on mobile OSes. Even RT can't run macros, and RT is from windows.

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13. joey_sfb posted on 27 Oct 2012, 20:54 0 0

Android 4.2 is known to boost security hope it will make head way in cooperation adoption. Open source is definitely more transparent than proprietary codes.

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12. Non_Sequitur posted on 27 Oct 2012, 06:19 0 0

It probably would be better on a 10 inch tab, but this is still pretty freaking awesome.