Ubuntu one to shut down

[Toonman]

Just got an email from Ubuntu saying it is closing it’s Ubuntu One service from June 1st. Shame.

[Degsy]

Strange, I haven’t had an email, you are right though it is a great shame.

Degsy

[system]

I haven’t had an email either but it looks like Toonman is right it is a shame

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2139120/canonical-to-close-ubuntu-one-cloudstorage-service.html

[Mark_Greaves_PCNetSp]

They say they’re ditching it to concentrate on their core strategy of creating covergence between devices

@Canonical

However, like any company, we want to focus our efforts on our most important strategic initiatives and ensure we are not spread too thin.

Our strategic priority for Ubuntu is making the best converged operating system for phones, tablets, desktops and more

But I have to agree with this comment on Canonical blog posting by Keith Hill

@Keith Hill

It seems a super-stupid move to ditch your integrated synchronisation platform when you are trying to achieve a ‘unified’ experience across desktop and mobile platforms.

…[snip]…

UbuntuOne should not trying to complete with Dropbox or other alternatives. It should be offering an alternative to iCloud.

I fear this may be another of Canonicals weird and not well thought out decisions …

http://blog.canonical.com/2014/04/02/shutting-down-ubuntu-one-file-services/

[Degsy]

Yes, read the various articles now, a great shame, I thought it was a very good service and one which a simple chap like he found easy to use. Oh well there are alternatives out there I am sure.

Degsy