The future is now?

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I think I've mentioned before here on Whyzzat that the future of the desktop is the mobile market. Well, this just brings us one step closer: Ubuntu for Android: Canonical brings Ubuntu desktop to docked smartphones

"Carry just the phone, and connect it to any monitor to get a full Ubuntu desktop with all the native apps you want, running on the same device at the same time as Android. Magic. Everything important is shared across the desktop and the phone in real time," Shuttleworth wrote. "It just works, the way Ubuntu should. Lots of work behind the scenes to make both systems share what they need to share, but the desktop is a no-compromise desktop."
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Could this be the breakthrough we need for Linux to really catch on? If Motorola is already putting something similar on their high end phones, the rest will surely follow. And if this is the sort of thing anyone can just download from the official market (for free of course) then, wow.

Who should be more worried? Apple or Microsoft?
 
Glaucus said:
I think I've mentioned before here on Whyzzat that the future of the desktop is the mobile market. Well, this just brings us one step closer: Ubuntu for Android: Canonical brings Ubuntu desktop to docked smartphones
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Oooo. Might have to finally upgrade from my LG2000 - except that it still works so what's the point? Doubt that any Android phone I get will survive being in the toilet twice and once in the pool plus getting chewed by the dog.

But, if the ol' LG ever dies - sounds like I'll get an Ubuntu/Android phone.
 
You fished your phone out of the toilet? Must be an awesome phone! :D

The new Motorola Droid RAZR has gorilla glass and a Kevlar backside making it one of the toughest phones ever. That should survive the dog attack, but all bets are off when it comes to water. But not to worry, with a 4.5inch screen you'll always know when it's in your pocket (and so might everyone else).

Btw, most electronics can survive water if you take it apart and dry it down quickly. It's usually the corrosion that kills it but most people spill water on their laptop, see that it still works and think it's ok. A week later they're shopping for a new laptop.

EDIT: or maybe this is the phone for you:
 
Finally, a Fluffy proof phone:
Caterpillar launches rugged Android smartphone

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No, not the sexiest phone ever made, that's for sure. But you could probably drive over it with a front end loader and still use it after.
 
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