Someone I know sent me this positive article about the ubuntu phone. I read it and it was nice, and probably one of the best ‘tech-focused’ articles, but as a few friends and I discussed after reading it, it’s missing some of the most important reasons why one would switch. Here are my list of reasons why one should switch:
1. Being Part of Something Meaningful
Apple sucked in a lot of victims by making their customers think they were either cool or part of something cool. They paid heavily for that entrance fee in both privacy and dollars left in the bank (and other ways). You may have noticed how important technology is in our lives, so with the Ubuntu project you can change the world by participating. You become part of a community that cares.
2. Being Somewhere Where Your Voice Matters
Have you ever rolled your eyes (or worse) at how your smart phone is really quite dumb? Have you ever wondered “how could they do this? How did they let this happen?” Then, unbelievably, the same horrible ‘feature’ is still there years later? With the Ubuntu project, the programmers and people who change stuff are *you*! Let that sink in for a bit. That’s right, you can literally be a huge part of changing Ubuntu to better match your life and needs and the life and needs of those around you. Ubuntu cares what you think.
3. Living Free
Ever felt sick and tired about how you know the ‘big boys’ are spying on you, stealing your information, and watching everything you do? Ever felt helpless and that there is nothing you can do about it because there are ‘no other choices’? Good news. You now have a choice. Ubuntu. Ubuntu frees the captives and like Moses it ‘let the people go’.
4. Being Future Proof
Ever noticed how the ‘big boyz’ (including their strategic business relationships with the big telecoms) somehow manage to make your perfectly good phone ‘out dated’? Ever thought that you’d like to buy a device that is more future proof? Ubuntu is the only choice if you want to be future proof with ‘convergence‘.
5. Nice Pillars!
Randall Ross wrote a little article that doesn’t get enough circulation. This really sums up why Ubuntu has a nice set of pillars!
