This is an interesting development. Ubuntu throws their hat into the ARM race - at first apparently mainly for servers. But it is another indication of the significance of this architecture for the future. The Windows8 developments should be seen in this context.
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Canonical has confirmed that the x86 and x86-64 versions of Ubuntu Server 11.10 will be joined by a version for ARM-based architectures. The company believes that ARM servers will become important to data centres because of the architecture's history in low power consumption applications such as smartphones.
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