I wonder what 'Fastest multi-core CPU' actually equates to. Has anyone found technical specifications that include a more specific value than 'fastest'?
Ubuntu Edge
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Re: Ubuntu Edge
#182Does anyone really still want a phone you can plug into a monitor? This would have been a dream product back before broadband and wifi became ubiquitous, and before extra PCs became so cheap. Nowadays, it seems like a much better design is to have multiple devices with different form factors that can access shared data via a cloud. (unless this product is meant as an NSA-proof system, but I don't see that it makes a…
Instead ask: Since everyone's already carrying around a very powerful processor and lots of memory, why should they carry around a second processor and memory just to work on a large screen?
Re: Ubuntu Edge
#183> Forget gorilla glass, we have crystal!
I liked that part
Re: Ubuntu Edge
#184If the Ubuntu Edge reaches its goal of $32,000,000, Indiegogo makes $1,280,000 off it.
Wow. Does this include PayPal's cut?
PayPal takes 2,9 to 3,9% plus a base transaction fee[0], so their share of the pie would be at least $928000.
Re: Ubuntu Edge
#185Interesting that 27 people have opted to pay the $830 today, rather than the $600 that they could have paid.
I feel kind of bad for them. They really should convert these people with poor reading skills to the $600 price.
Re: Ubuntu Edge
#186Any idea does this also ship from UK? That's a big difference for Europeans since else we have to pay for the high import taxes (24% here).
Re: Ubuntu Edge
#187I would like to like this, but there are some red flags: It seems like they are engineering their own high-end hardware. Are there really no off-the-shelf platforms for this? No ODMs from which they could order 10k units, including the GPU driver license? Supposing they could get 10k units for $500 each, that means they could ask for $1M or $2m and be far more certain of hitting their goal. Why not do that? It seems…
> Are there really no off-the-shelf platforms for this? From what I gather, it seems the entire purpose of this 'edge' project is a hardware one, not a software one. They're trying to gather the 'latest and greatest' hardware and make a phone out of it, which would by definition, not be found in an existing handset. I'm sure they'll try to push for their mobile os regardless of whether this fails or not, as it seems…
Also because they want a phone that is also suitable to be someones main computing device. So if they can get smartphone hardware makers a reason to push into higher spec'ed devices by demonstrating a market and providing a blueprint, that'd be a big win for them as it creates a bigger need for Ubuntu vs. "just" Android or alternatives.
Re: Ubuntu Edge
#188Haha oh wow. They're charging hundreds of dollars to add a free OS into a smartphone. And they expect to get 32 million just for the promise. Someone lock these people up before they do some real damage.
I would downvote you if I could. I'm pretty tired of seeing snark like this and thinking how many people get discouraged of trying something new and bold for fear it would be met with an attitude like yours. Piss off.
Except it's not "new and bold", it's literally Ubuntu on a smartphone for far above the market price. Add some marketing buzzwords about how it will revolutionize computing and people start seeing clothes on the emperor.
Re: Ubuntu Edge
#189Interesting that 27 people have opted to pay the $830 today, rather than the $600 that they could have paid.
I feel kind of bad for them. They really should convert these people with poor reading skills to the $600 price.
Why do you think they have poor reading skills? Perhaps they wanted to throw in a little extra, but not the next tier up at $10,000.
Remember, you can donate at any level you want. If someone donated $1000, they would probably chose the $830 option to give more people a chance to get the $600 option.
Remember, you shouldn't think of Kickstarter or Indiegogo projects as a pre-order. It's a donation to a project that you think is worthy; where you may get a substantial reward if that project goes well.
Re: Ubuntu Edge
#190Haha oh wow. They're charging hundreds of dollars to add a free OS into a smartphone. And they expect to get 32 million just for the promise. Someone lock these people up before they do some real damage.
It looks like the money is for building the hardware too, not just the software.
That's no excuse for an $800 price tag. It just means they're charging customers for their bad decisions (as in not using others' hardware).