While I applaud the EUbuntu project's goals and think they're very worthy indeed, I also think they're deluding themselves if they are targeting the Apple iPad as competition.
I realize that's likely to be an unpopular view here, because hating on Apple is geekdom's new favorite past time, but to my mind it's fairly clear cut.
What's my point in all this? I think folks should focus on building great educational apps, and the platform will follow.
"Schools are spending way too much resources that they don't even have on iPads that will soon be obsolete."
My God, the hubris. My fiancée works in education; I can say with absolutely certainty that "root access" is the very last thing anyone in the education system gives a shit about. They want stability, security, and longevity. The original iPad is still going strong after 2 years; are there any Android tablets released in 2010 that aren't obsolete?
Save the jabs for when after you've shipped on a tablet that can keep up.
Who said anything about root access? No one is arguing that schools should use Ubuntu today instead of iPads. The whole point of the bug is that Ubuntu cannot compete with iPads, and this should be fixed.
[+] [-] Feoh|14 years ago|reply
While I applaud the EUbuntu project's goals and think they're very worthy indeed, I also think they're deluding themselves if they are targeting the Apple iPad as competition.
I realize that's likely to be an unpopular view here, because hating on Apple is geekdom's new favorite past time, but to my mind it's fairly clear cut.
What's my point in all this? I think folks should focus on building great educational apps, and the platform will follow.
[+] [-] sp332|14 years ago|reply
[+] [-] sp332|14 years ago|reply
[+] [-] Apreche|14 years ago|reply
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/+bug/227808
[+] [-] diminish|14 years ago|reply
[+] [-] 54mf|14 years ago|reply
My God, the hubris. My fiancée works in education; I can say with absolutely certainty that "root access" is the very last thing anyone in the education system gives a shit about. They want stability, security, and longevity. The original iPad is still going strong after 2 years; are there any Android tablets released in 2010 that aren't obsolete?
Save the jabs for when after you've shipped on a tablet that can keep up.
[+] [-] sp332|14 years ago|reply