Ubuntu pushes 5-screen, one cloud strategy, and releases mobile phones and tablets next year

On June 23, April 26, the open-source operating system Ubuntu of Canonical launched version 12.04 today. Ubuntu12.04 is a long-term support version that will provide users with support for up to 5 years. Canonical also proposed the "five screens and one cloud" strategy. The new version of the operating system will provide users with cloud solutions for mobile phones, tablets, Internet TVs, PCs, vehicle systems and other platforms. It is understood that Ubuntu will cooperate with mobile phone manufacturers to launch Android products by the end of this year, while full Ubuntu mobile phone and tablet operations

On June 23, April 26, the open-source operating system Ubuntu of Canonical launched version 12.04 today. Ubuntu 12.04 is a long-term support version that provides up to five years of support. Canonical also proposed the "five screens and one cloud" strategy. The new version of the operating system will provide users with cloud solutions for mobile phones, tablets, Internet TVs, PCs, vehicle systems and other platforms. It is understood that Ubuntu will cooperate with mobile phone manufacturers to launch Android products by the end of this year, and the full Ubuntu mobile phone and tablet operating system will be released by next year at the latest.

Android solution to meet users before the end of the year

In August March this year, Ubuntu released the Ubuntu for Android solution at the Barcelona communications exhibition. According to Yu liqiang, manager of Ubuntu China, Ubuntu is currently in talks with famous mobile phone manufacturers in China and is expected to launch a mobile phone using the Ubuntu for Android solution by the end of the year. After using this solution, the screen can be automatically switched to the standard Ubuntu Unit interface as long as the user's mobile phone is connected to the monitor through the HDMI interface. After accessing the mouse and keyboard, users can use their mobile phones to work more conveniently. As enterprises pay more and more attention to mobile office, this solution has attracted the attention of mobile phone manufacturers and many enterprises.

"The launch of the Ubuntu for Android solution has benefited from the improvement in cell phone performance ." Yu liqiang told Sohu IT that the current mobile phone CPU function is becoming more and more powerful. With the improvement of mobile phone performance and the continuous release of multi-core products, the computing power of mobile phones has not been fully utilized in many cases. Ubuntu makes full use of the computing power of the mobile phone CPU, which can save more PC hardware purchase and maintenance costs for users and enterprises in mobile office.

Yu liqiang also told Sohu IT that Because Ubuntu and Android systems are based on Linux at the underlying layer, this solution does not cause problems such as system resource occupation and will not increase the occupation of mobile phone resources. When switching to the display, the Android APP installed on the mobile phone can be used normally on the Ubuntu Unit interface. Through online office software provided by private clouds or third-party vendors, You can conveniently Process office documents. It is said that this mobile phone solution also supports desktop virtualization. Currently, it supports VMware view, Gtrix javaser, and Microsoft remoteFX.

Expand cooperation with Dell retail stores

At the end of last October, Ubuntu partnered with Dell to sell computers with pre-installed Ubuntu operating systems to consumers at a new Dell retail store in East China. The product involves commercial and consumer models. According to Han Dan, who is responsible for the Ubuntu market, Ubuntu and Dell have already cooperated with more than 200 retail stores in East China. The number of retail stores is expected to double in the second half of the year. The cooperation area will also be expanded from East China to North China. As Ubuntu is recognized by more users in the market, it will also promote products with colleges and universities. At the same time, Han Dan said that HP is expected to sell desktops and laptops in China in the second half of this year, there will also be models pre-installed Ubuntu system.

Next year, we will launch mobile phones and tablets.

According to Li Qiang, with the launch of the Ubuntu five-screen cloud strategy, the Ubuntu ARM system will meet users at the latest next year. In Ubuntu 10.04, you have added support for the ARM hardware platform. After the new version of Ubuntu 12.04 supports the Android platform, the new Ubuntu mobile phone operating system and tablet operating system will also be available next year.

According to Sohu IT, Ubuntu is currently cooperating with hardware manufacturers to improve the tablet drive of different hardware platforms and prepare for the launch of new systems. According to industry insiders, as iOS and Android systems have almost monopolized the entire mobile terminal market, Microsoft will also launch the ARM version of Windows 8, it is very difficult for Ubuntu to achieve good results in the competition between Apple, Google, and Microsoft.

According to the data provided by Ubuntu, 20 million users around the world are currently using this open-source operating system. The number of system downloads reaches 35 thousand every day, and the product covers more than 240 countries and regions around the world. Currently, Ubuntu supports more than 80 languages. Over the past two years, over $7.5 billion of hardware has been pre-installed with Ubuntu.