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Canonical’s Will Cooke on how Unity 8 will bring ‘pure’ Linux experience to mobile devices

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Swapnil Bhartiya
Dec 9, 2014

Ubuntu is evolving from a server/desktop OS to one that will run the same codebase across devices such as TVs, desktops, tablets and smartphones.

To better understand this transition and get an idea what Ubuntu would look like in future I spoke with Will Cooke, Ubuntu Desktop Engineering Manager.

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Swapnil Bhartiya

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