Ubuntu Unity is dead: Desktop will switch back to GNOME next year
Canonical is also ending development of Ubuntu software for phones and tablets, spelling doom for the goal of creating a converged experience with phones acting as desktops when docked with the right equipment.I'm surprised there isn't more discussion here about that part.  I'm really saddened to read that.  When the project was first unveiled, it looked like exactly the sort of experience I want out of a smartphone.