At his blog, former Ubuntu Community Manager Jono Bacon speculates on whether or not the Ubuntu Phone project should rebase its software stack on Android. Bacon prefaces the post with a note that it is "designed purely for some intellectual fun and discussion. I am not proposing we actually do this, nor advocating for this." The central argument is that new mobile platforms invariably expend hundreds of thousands of dollars attracting well-known app vendors to the new stack. Supporting Android apps would let Ubuntu focus efforts on the user interface, scopes, and other components. "I know there has been a reluctance to support Android apps on Ubuntu as it devalues the Ubuntu app ecosystem and people would just use Android apps, but I honestly think some kind of middle-ground is needed to get into the game, otherwise I worry we won’t even make it to the subs bench no matter how awesome our technology is." Note that, whatever one makes of the idea, Bacon is speaking only about the Ubuntu Phone stack; the post does touch on how such a rebase would interfere with Ubuntu's plans for a converged software stack.
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