Ubuntu One is missing the point

Ubuntu One is Canonical’s new service that lets you sync files and other data between your Ubuntu-powered computers.

And that’s great – now people with many computers can easily move data between them without the need to carry around USB flash keys: save a document at home and it’s automatically synchronized to your laptop at work!

But there’s a slight problem with this offering – the service is only available for computers running Ubuntu.

Why? People who use many computers probably also run many different operating systems. Mr. X could use Windows 7 on their desktop, and have Ubuntu on their netbook. Personally I use Windows and Arch Linux on my desktop and netbook – One is a no go for me.

Fortunately, there’s Dropbox, a similar service that gives away 2 gigabytes of space for free. They have a client for Windows, Linux, OS X, Android and a web UI. What else could you ask for?

(The above link is a referral link, but by registering through it we both get extra space, so go for it!)