V-Tech Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Ubuntu Edge raises record-breaking $10 million, enters Guinness Book of Almost $10,311,220. It isn't sufficient to greenlight Canonical's innovative hybrid smartphone, but it is just enough to beat the sum raised by the Pebble smartwatch and thereby steal the crowdfunding record. Well, sort of, at least. It depends on whether the amount pledged is all that matters, regardless of whether the project actually comes to fruition -- as happened with both the Pebble on Kickstarter and Indiegogo's previous record holder, the Scanadu Scout. More importantly though, Ubuntu Edge may have reached the point where it'll have a second chance even if it doesn't achieve the required backing of $32 million: Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth told the BBC that some manufacturers have noticed all the hubbub and have come "out of the woodwork" to discuss taking the Android / Ubuntu concept forward, such that August 21st may not prove to be a terminal deadline. http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/16/ubuntu-edge-raises-10-million-dollars/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123456789A Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 In other words, they presold about 15,000 units. Is that really something to get excited about? Lord Method Man and ahhell 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahhell Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 If they actually stood behind their product, they wouldn't have asked for an insane $32million. LOL. They have about 5 days to triple what they brought in. Good luck with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+E.Worm Jimmy Subscriber¹ Posted August 16, 2013 Subscriber¹ Share Posted August 16, 2013 If they actually stood behind their product, they wouldn't have asked for an insane $32million. LOL. They have about 5 days to triple what they brought in. Good luck with that. If you actually read the short qoute in the original post, you would see that it is not all that important for them to actually reach this goal. it was done for publicity! More importantly though, Ubuntu Edge may have reached the point where it'll have a second chance even if it doesn't achieve the required backing of $32 million: Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth told the BBC that some manufacturers have noticed all the hubbub and have come "out of the woodwork" to discuss taking the Android / Ubuntu concept forward, such that August 21st may not prove to be a terminal deadline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cork1958 Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 So what happens to all that money if nothing ever becomes of the hybrid smart phone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ichi Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 If you actually read the short qoute in the original post, you would see that it is not all that important for them to actually reach this goal. it was done for publicity! I'd bet quite a few people at Canonical are breathing a sigh of relieve on the perspective of achieving the PR but not having to go to the lengths of actually building the phone themselves. So what happens to all that money if nothing ever becomes of the hybrid smart phone? Refunds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusi0n Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 If they actually stood behind their product, they wouldn't have asked for an insane $32million. LOL. They have about 5 days to triple what they brought in. Good luck with that. I don't really like negative comments.. but you make a really good point.. I am really disappointed in them.. They could make an awesome phone.. I don't think it would really compete with Android or iPhone.. but the tech community would ######ing love it.. $32 Million was a joke... And with that said.. They are lacking pretty damn badly with the dev of the Ubuntu Touch OS anyway.. it has been out for a while and still sucks very bad.. Maybe, they will focus more on the OS for other phones like they said they were going to do if they hadn't raised the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 If you actually read the short qoute in the original post, you would see that it is not all that important for them to actually reach this goal. it was done for publicity! Which is merely PR speak from Ubuntu. It means nothing. No one is going to produce a phone that despite all this hubbub failed to attract the attention of more than 15k people, there's no money there.as for the record breaking 10 million. It might be record breaking for a crow funding, but for real world production testing and sales of a phone like this, it's a drop in the ocean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonMiles Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 I can assure you that this phone will be built. You can take my word for it if you want or just wait a year from now. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azies Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Do backers still get their phones if they don't reach the limit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Method Man Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 I was wondering what kind of positive spin Canonical would put on this once the Indiegogo (predictably) failed. Do backers still get their phones if they don't reach the limit? If they don't reach their goal the project doesn't get funded and the backers aren't out any money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123456789A Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 If you actually read the short qoute in the original post, you would see that it is not all that important for them to actually reach this goal. it was done for publicity! Bad publicity maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primexx Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Bad publicity maybe. how is this bad publicity? the worst conclusion you can draw is that the high demand for change isn't *quite* as high as they'd hoped. they still demonstrated that people want innovation, they just overestimated the size of the crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ichi Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 they just overestimated the size of the crowd. And the amount of money they would be willing to pay for a phone that wouldn't be released until next year. All the devices selling for about $600 were sold out, but it just wasn't feasible to keep going at that price when the estimated build cost for each device is closer to $800. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted August 18, 2013 Member Share Posted August 18, 2013 I don't see this as bad at all. They pull in a record amount of money. It got tons of free PR. I think this phone may be one to watch in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted August 18, 2013 Veteran Share Posted August 18, 2013 Ehh, it's basically Android with a different interface, I'd rather just use Android (has a better backing) The only thing the Ubuntu phone has going for it, is its app launcher, and that's pretty meh IMO. COKid 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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