Yes it's not open HW or Maker, but it does address what the original Pi
idea was putting a "PC" in the hands of a kid.
It's a 4-core ARM based system that runs Android 4.2, so it would have
access to the full catalog of Android apps.

The new "tablet" version of Ubuntu will run Android apps so you get your
Netflix etc.
http://www.ubuntu.com/tablet


On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 2:49 PM, Michael Muller <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> I don't really see this as an improvement on the RPi, though.  It doesn't
> meet
> the price point and it doesn't target hardware hacking.  Its main
> distinction
> seems to be that it allows parental controls.
>
> James E. LaBarre wrote:
> > On 06/05/2013 02:18 PM, Joseph Apuzzo wrote:
> > > http://www.miipc.com/
> > >
> > > I would prefer to run Ubuntu on this thought...
> > >
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> > But Ubuntu wouldn't run Netflix (I'm presuming it's not an x86
> processor).
> >
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