Ubuntu phones to ship this year from two manufacturers

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I really want them to succeed, I really do, but I don't see how. First is the OS. I had the opportunity of trying it out on my N4. Yes, I installed it myself..pretty easy process..props for that. But I couldn't figure out to do something as basic as finding the back button or how to actually close or switch to a running app. Also at the time I tried it, and I'm sure the OS came a long way today, it lacked refinement and crashed every few minutes to the point that I had to power it off. I even piched in the $600 when they were running the crowd funding bit on indigogo. So I'm all for trying out new platforms and I always try to see the best in something new. It's my hobby...I like it...However, with market reaching saturation, it's extremely hard to break into it with a lackluster OS. I understand their target may be mid spec phones and other world regions, but when apps are not there, there's not much to support that OS. yes, html apps work out of the box suposedly, but they need to be developed. and developers today are concentrating their efforts in something that actually makes $$ for them. Anywa, this is just my POV. But I hope they somehow pull through...
 
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metro2003[/url]":1xof65ci]I really want them to succeed, I really do, but I don't see how. First is the OS. I had the opportunity of trying it out on my N4. Yes, I installed it myself..pretty easy process..props for that. But I couldn't figure out to do something as basic as finding the back button or how to actually close or switch to a running app. Also at the time I tried it, and I'm sure the OS came a long way today, it lacked refinement and crashed every few minutes to the point that I had to power it off. I even piched in the $600 when they were running the crowd funding bit on indigogo. So I'm all for trying out new platforms and I always try to see the best in something new. It's my hobby...I like it...However, with market reaching saturation, it's extremely hard to break into it with a lackluster OS. I understand their target may be mid spec phones and other world regions, but when apps are not there, there's not much to support that OS. yes, html apps work out of the box suposedly, but they need to be developed. and developers today are concentrating their efforts in something that actually makes $$ for them. Anywa, this is just my POV. But I hope they somehow pull through...
As far as I understand their UX, everything (and I mean everything) is gesture based - including switching between apps, going back, and going home. Gesture based UX is really cool to use and really cool to show off (when you're already experienced with it), but it inherently hides essential functions of the OS which is always an iffy proposition. Blackberry learned this the hard way


Correct. this was exactly my problem. it's not something that’s inheritably understood from the consumer point of view the first time they use it. I just had a hard time navigating the phone. I'm sure it would be fine if given enogh time, but why would people invest time in learning this new UI when they can just pick up and iphone or android.
 
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