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Canonical Seeks $32 Million To Make Ubuntu Smartphone

Posted by samzenpus on from the pay-the-man dept.

nk497 writes "Canonical has kicked off a crowdfunding campaign to raise $32 million in 30 days to make its own smartphone, called Ubuntu Edge, that can also hook up to a monitor and be used as a PC. If it meets its funding target on Indiegogo, the Ubuntu Edge is scheduled to arrive in May 2014. To get one, backers must contribute $600 (£394) on the first day or $810 (£532) thereafter. Canonical will only make 40,000 of the devices."

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  1. Re:Too much bullshit from Canonical by master_kaos · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I like how they have an $80,000 option, and then want an additional $100 for shipping. Really we just gave you 80k and you want extra to ship it??
      I think the crowd funding is great for projects where the person would have no way to fund the project on their own, but these private for profit businesses doing this is ridiculous, they want no risk but all the profit and glory.

    I know double fine did it(I even supported it) but at least you can see where they are going with not going with a publisher

  2. Re:Why? ~nt~ by rtfa-troll · · Score: 5, Insightful

    There are plenty of us who want Linux Mint and easy to use Linux. The mere fact that Shuttleworth went off on a weird Unity loop and left it for others to commercialise the technology he originally developed doesn't mean we don't want or shouldn't recognise his vision and financial contribution. I think that going direct to the contribution page and booking a cool new Linux device doesn't sound like a major pain for a bunch of us.

    If people keep buying the interesting new Linux directed devices then this will keep the hardware designers making them. That can never be bad.

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