The End Of Ubuntu One - What It Means
Although a big fan of Ubuntu Linux as a desktop OS, I've never been interested in their cloud storage platform Ubuntu One, and found it a bit of a nuisance when asked to sign up for it every time I installed the OS. Now Ubuntu One is being shut down . I'm 'meh' but still a bit surprised. The linked article talks about mobile, and how new mobiles such as the Ubuntu-powered ones need cloud storage to succeed. If so, isn't it really bad timing for Canonical to walk away from a fully operational cloud platform just when its mobile devices are entering the market? Ubuntu-powered smartphones (Do you know what the time on the middle phone refers to ?) I think it's about economics. Ubuntu's statement says: If we offer a service, we want it to compete on a global scale, and for Ubuntu One to continue to do that would require more investment than we are willing to make. We choose instead to invest in making the absolute best, open platform and to highlight the best of