Ubuntu Edge raises record-breaking $10 million


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Ubuntu Edge raises record-breaking $10 million, enters Guinness Book of Almost

 

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$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/

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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.

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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

 

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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.
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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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