At the same time thin client mobile devices such as tablet computers and smart phones are all the rage and are impacting sales of notebook computers.

FORBES: Changing Digital Storage Requirements for Clouds and Mobile Devices

Even with the growth of thin client mobile devices such as tablet computers and smart phones and the use of content only borrowed from the web rather than copied our total storage requirements are growing.

FORBES: Why We Should Expect HDD Growth Later this Year

Ubuntu uniquely gives handset OEMs and mobile operators the ability to converge phone, PC and thin client into a single enterprise superphone.

ENGADGET: Canonical announces Ubuntu for smartphones, we go hands-on (video)