New Ubuntu Phone - Taking Pre-Orders Now . .

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This is the first non-Android and non-IOS phone to hit the US market. Has been available for about a year in Europe and China/Korea. Main disadvantage to date, apps for Android not compatible (yet), . . . Main advantage to date: worlds first convergence OS (runs a mobile OS, and becomes a PC that runs Linux, Windows and MacOS).

It remains to be seen how MS, Google or Apple respond - could be friendly, . . . or, . . . could be the opposite.

LINK

Meizu Page

(note: Meizu is a major Chinese phone manufacturer)

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Looks like phone available by June at this site: LINK

Will have to verify which US/Canadian carriers will support (early indications will work on all standard networks, and be available on Sprint + 1 or 2 others).