If Canonical didn't spend so much time engaging in Not-Invented-Here fantasy 5D chess, and instead focused on advancing the emerging standards, then they would have had more momentum. By working against the community (e.g. Mir [especially the Wayland FUD]), they cost themselves time and enthusiasm.
I think this had a lot to do with the cancelling of Unity 8 as well.
Thinking back, I'm impressed with how far they got. If they had collaborated where it didn't help to compete, then I think they would've had a better chance of entering the market. I hope that this experience doesn't steel them against working on ambitious things entirely in the future.
I think this had a lot to do with the cancelling of Unity 8 as well.
Thinking back, I'm impressed with how far they got. If they had collaborated where it didn't help to compete, then I think they would've had a better chance of entering the market. I hope that this experience doesn't steel them against working on ambitious things entirely in the future.