Well, maybe not quite the end. My (second) Ubuntu phone has sat, unused, on the drawers in the bedroom for the past three months. I’ve been using my first Ubuntu phone, running Android, lately. Initially as a temporary thing, while we were away, but I’ve now become accustomed to having access to the Apps that simply weren’t available in Ubuntu Touch. 

I now have a new phone, manufactured by the same company as my (second) Ubuntu phone, Meizu. 

Some time ago, I tried to use two phones, but only because the Ubuntu phone is a joy to use. It became a pain though, so I dropped the mainstream phone in favour of Ubuntu. Ntil a few months ago, that is. 

The Ubuntu concept is making progress, but it can’t yet offer what most people expect in a phone. The whole Convergence thing is brilliant and I’m sure I’ll return to an Ubuntu phone again at some point. 

There’s also an emerging alternative, currently only running on a Nexus as a work in progress. This version of Linux sits in the background on an Android phone until connected to a keyboard and display, then becomes a full blown computer. Much like Ubuntu, although Ubuntu abandons Android altogether.

Of course, one should recognise that Android itself is derived from Linux. 

Anyway, that’s a long winded way of saying that my phone’s now on eBay