>Not sure why Canonical is content with releasing an "also ran" phone.
It's a $200 device, off contract. The goal is probably just like the early firefoxOS devices - a minimal effort step to get out of the emulator and get the product into the hands of some users who aren't ubuntu enthusiasts. If the only people trying your product are the ones willing to flash their nexus devices, you're going to get kind of skewed feedback.
It's a $200 device, off contract. The goal is probably just like the early firefoxOS devices - a minimal effort step to get out of the emulator and get the product into the hands of some users who aren't ubuntu enthusiasts. If the only people trying your product are the ones willing to flash their nexus devices, you're going to get kind of skewed feedback.