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"Invite-Only" Ubuntu Mobile-Powered Meizu UX4 Goes On Sale

Posted by samzenpus on from the try-again dept.

Mickeycaskill writes: Chinese manufacturer Meizu and Ubuntu developer Canonical have released the MX4 smartphone, but prospective owners will have to 'earn' an opportunity to buy the phone by playing an interactive origami game. Players are limited to three chances per day and this is the only way to buy the smartphone as it will no go on wider sale at a later date. The MX4 is the third Ubuntu Mobile smartphone to be released, following the BQ Aquaris E4.5 and E5 devices.

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  1. Re:Useless article, faulty summary by ourlovecanlastforeve · · Score: 3, Informative

    You wouldn't want it if you had it.

    Ubuntu's mobile OS has all the same problems as FirefoxOS:

    It has zero native apps but pretends to have lots of "apps" which are actually just icons that link to mobile websites.

    The OS itself is a confusion of UI elements and interactions that require one to spend more time navigating the OS than using it.