Today, Canonical unveiled Ubuntu for Android. Yes, a full fledged unix operating system that would run from your smartphone when docked.
They are calling for smartphone manufacturers to work with them. Aparantly in this new eco-system, both operating systems would run on the same kernel, and run together in coherence.
"Ubuntu and Android share the same kernel, running at the same time, accessing data and applications."
Canonical also means to imply (or atleast that's what the above picture says) that you'd be able to use Android apps on Ubuntu.
I am not sure if it is very much viable (in terms of performance) on a smartphone given the limited resources and size, however, I am hopeful to see this technology coming through in tablets. We've always wanted out tablet to double as our PC's/laptops.
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