Re: Meizu MX3 (should I wait for Ubuntu Edition?)
Originally Posted by
huwwevans
Greetings all, I am thinking of buying a Meizu MX3 phone and want to run Ubuntu on it. However my current phone is very old (origenal htc desire) and I need a new one rather urgently as it does not have all the functionality it used to.
Will it be possible to install ubuntu to the phone when it is released if I buy the regular flyme edition now? How will this effect the money that goes to canonical?
Thanks,
This isn't the answer you want to hear, but: How many Ubuntu MID (Mobile Internet Device) units reached the market? Zero. How many Ubuntu TVs shipped? Zero. How many Ubuntu Edge phones were released? Zero. How many Unity Light tablets? Zero. Phones with Ubuntu For Android? Zero.
Until the Ubuntu MX3 goes on sale, it would be safest to assume that Ubuntu Phones are vapourware.
If you want the MX3 because you think it's a good phone, then buy it. If you just want an MX3 in the hope that it will run Ubuntu Phone, then please change your mind and change your selection criteria. Buy something else that will fit your needs.
If you're looking for recommendations of a good phone, I had an HTC Desire as well and now I'm very happy with my Moto G.
I try to treat the cause, not the symptom. I avoid the terminal in instructions, unless it's easier or necessary. My instructions will work within the Ubuntu system, instead of breaking or subverting it. Those are the three guarantees to the helpee.