Remember the Ubuntu Edge, the Canonical creation that set out to earn $ 32 million (about £20.8m, AU$ 34.5m) on Indiegogo but fell very short?
Well, the company is back at it again, though this time it's maneuvering a slightly different route to deliver the Ubuntu mobile platform to the public at large.
"We have concluded our first set of a greements to ship Ubuntu on mobile phones," Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth told CNET. "We've shifted gears from 'making a concept' to 'it's going to ship.' That has a big impact on the team."
Shuttleworth stayed quiet on who its initial phone partner is, but said that Canonical is on board to deliver its Ubuntu Touch OS to a handset. High-end devices running the Linux-based operating system should be available next year.
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The good news for Ubuntu supporters doesn't stop there. Shuttleworth said several board-level discussions are underway at other hardware makers.
And not just Joe Smartphones; Canonical is chatting with "four househol d brands" that "sell a lot of phones all over the world" to both businesses and consumers.
Ubuntu Touch has been available for install on Nexus devices, but 2014 would mark its arrival on a native machine. The OS is essentially a mobile-ized version of Ubuntu for desktop. When docked to a desktop monitor, Ubuntu Touch can launch as the full-fat desktop system.
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