Ubuntu will beat Microsoft in the Battle of integrating operating systems

With the release of Ubuntu, Canonical is developing a unified operating system that can run on different platforms without different versions, this means that people can use the same iso image downloaded from Ubuntu.com to run Ubuntu on their desktops, mobile phones, tablets, and even TVs. Not long ago, it was rumored that Microsoft was doing the same job and they were preparing to run Windows on different platforms after the unsatisfactory WindowsRT was eliminated. They (Microsoft) have developed a Metr

With the release of Ubuntu, Canonical is developing a unified operating system that can run on different platforms without different versions, this means that people can use the same iso image downloaded from Ubuntu.com to run Ubuntu on their desktops, mobile phones, tablets, and even TVs.

Not long ago, it was rumored that Microsoft was doing the same job, And they planned to run Windows on different platforms after eliminating the unsatisfactory Windows RT.

They (Microsoft) have developed a very popular unified user interaction interface called Metro, but Metro has different versions in different operating systems. Because Windows RT is specially designed for 32-bit ARM processors, different versions may cause many confusion and compatibility problems.

However, in an interview, Shuttleworth told PcPro that Canonical may release a real mobile/desktop integrated operating system before Microsoft.

Real mobile/desktop integration will happen in the next important release cycle -- it will not appear in the 14.04 update, but it may appear in the 14.10 or 15.04. We believe that we can be released before Microsoft's integration of mobile and desktop platforms, although the integration of mobile and desktop platforms is also Microsoft's goal in design and development.

Shuttleworth replied when asked if the operating system, like Android, which is developing well, and the slow but stable Windows, will threaten the future development of Canonical:

I think the biggest difference between us and Windows 8 is that we are based on Linux, just like Android. This means that the web and local applications designed for Android are better for Ubuntu than Windows. Most Android Developers use Ubuntu as their operating system and basically develop these applications in Ubuntu. Therefore, for them, at the same time, developing Ubuntu applications will become very convenient.

Shuttleworth did not confirm any official hardware partner for Canonical, but admitted that some "well-known" brand vendors are testing Ubuntu systems internally on some "cutting-edge products.

Shuttleworth also implies that Canonical will change Ubuntu's 6-month release cycle and change it to real-time updates.

Once we integrate the mobile terminal with the desktop platform, "is a 6-month release cycle useful ?" This problem. Mobile phone and tablet users are used to real-time update on mobile phones, so we may blur the concept of "Release Cycle" and adopt the "real-time release" solution.

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