I think the future of ARM-based Ubuntu tablets lies in existing Linux-friendly OEMs like System76, Zareason, Kogan, etc. It's my belief that these companies would create a better Ubuntu tablet experience out of the box anyway.
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 07:50, Swapnil Bhartiya <[email protected]> wrote: > There is no doubt that Canonical is looking at the ARM based hardware for > its tablets. But Microsoft seemed to have nipped Ubuntu's Tablet in the bud. > The company tweaked its Windows Hardware Certification Requirements to > effectively ban most alternative operating systems on ARM-based devices that > ship with Windows 8. > > On page 116 of Microsoft's The Certification Requirements, there is a clear > instructions for hardware vendors that under no circumstance should the > installation of another OS be permitted. > > MANDATORY: Disabling Secure MUST NOT be possible on ARM systems. > > This is assumingly the platform Ubuntu was looking for. So, does that mean > Microsoft just killed all the possibilities of ARM-based Ubuntu Tablets? > > http://www.muktware.com/news/3217/did-microsoft-just-kill-ubuntu-tablets > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp -- Ian Santopietro Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html "Eala Earendel enlga beorohtast Ofer middangeard monnum sended" Pa gur yv y porthaur? Public GPG key (RSA): http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x412F52DB1BBF1234 -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
