Ubuntu users have also become a product. The Ubuntu12.10, which will be released next month, will display Amazon ads. Ubuntu12.10 pre-installs Amazon and UbuntuOneMusicWeb applications and displays them in the user's start column by default. Amazon's shopping search results are integrated into UnityDash. This allows Canonical to share revenue from Amazon through user consumption. Although similar practices are controversial, Canonical confidence is for 12.10 users
Ubuntu users have also become a product. Ubuntu 12.10, which will be released next month, will display Amazon ads. Ubuntu 12.10 is pre-installed with the Amazon and Ubuntu One Music Web applications, which are displayed in the user's left-side startup bar by default, while Amazon's shopping search results are integrated into Unity Dash.
This allows Canonical to share revenue from Amazon through user consumption. Although similar practices are controversial, Canonical self-confidence is an interesting and useful feature for 12.10 users.