From the funding graph slopes it is obvious that the market prices that device at 650$. So expect 626 and 666 (Devil badass edition) tiers soon.
Canonical adds a $625 and $675 UbuntuEdge reward level
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Re: Canonical adds a $625 and $675 UbuntuEdge reward level
#132Their goal of $32M seems impossible, unless I'm not understanding how indiegogo works.
If all the pledge levels 'fill up' (Only $830 and $20 do not have caps) They hit about 11 or 12 million. That leaves about 20 million to be supplied by the $830, $20 levels - or just random goodwill givings. Is that correct?
*edit, an illustration of what I was seeing: http://pastebin.com/8GfXRzbY
Re: Canonical adds a $625 and $675 UbuntuEdge reward level
#133"The last few days have been absolutely incredible -- over $3.5 million in the first 40 hours." This seems quite low. With thirty days they must achieve over a million dollars per day. I would assume that the first 40 hours brings way more money than the days 3-27 but that's only double than the required average income. I hope they reach the target, but I doubt it.
They've now hit 5.2 million which is pretty good for 3 days, here's a graph which indicates they might be on track:
I think with their new tiered offers they might just get there...
Re: Canonical adds a $625 and $675 UbuntuEdge reward level
#134I can't comment on their thing so I'll say something here hoping someone there reads it... They really ought to make their $20 founder level a lottery. And then after that was publicized, make two more tiers. $20 - 1 ticket $50 - 3 tickets $100 - 8 tickets And then throw in some of the $10,000 one of a kind prizes in the drawing.
This is most definitely illegal in the US. Lotteries have all kinds of rules associated with them, and online lotteries are specifically outlawed. That's why sweepstakes rules normally all begin with "NO PURCHASE NECESSARY" -- it's to legally distinguish the sweepstakes from a lottery.
Re: Canonical adds a $625 and $675 UbuntuEdge reward level
#135Their goal of $32M seems impossible, unless I'm not understanding how indiegogo works. If all the pledge levels 'fill up' (Only $830 and $20 do not have caps) They hit about 11 or 12 million. That leaves about 20 million to be supplied by the $830, $20 levels - or just random goodwill givings. Is that correct? *edit, an illustration of what I was seeing: http://pastebin.com/8GfXRzbY
You didn't count the $600 level and there is no cap at the $830 level. I have a feeling they'll keep finessing the levels throughout the campaign to keep the money coming in.
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#136Earlier quoted context omitted.
Just wondering what scenarios you foresee you using the desktop feature in? If your travelling there won't be a screen available unless you lug one around. In which case you might as well carry a laptop. At home and work you probably have a computer. I think it is an interesting concept but I don't quite see the practical use. Unless it had like a stand and a projector or something.
I'd rather not need a computer at home and work (and all the syncing issues that entails). Currently I work from two fixed locations and also from home. If I can just have a fixed screen, keyboard and mouse there and take this around with all my current working stack ready to go that'd be ace!
Hmm, why not look into laptop docks?
That's how we do it at my company. Each workstation is just a dock, screens, and mouse and keyboard. You can move around anywhere really easily.
Re: Canonical adds a $625 and $675 UbuntuEdge reward level
#137"The last few days have been absolutely incredible -- over $3.5 million in the first 40 hours." This seems quite low. With thirty days they must achieve over a million dollars per day. I would assume that the first 40 hours brings way more money than the days 3-27 but that's only double than the required average income. I hope they reach the target, but I doubt it.
Crowd funding generally receives the bulk of it's funding in the last few days. Many projects succeed when they at < 50% funded a couple days prior to the end.
Re: Canonical adds a $625 and $675 UbuntuEdge reward level
#138this graph is great
http://movebits.net/2013/07/23/ubuntu-edge-funding-level/
you can really see how the new "deals" really helped it take off again.
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#139I don't quite get what's going on here. Is this an idea for a major commercial product or is it a quirky fun thing for the ubuntu community? The scale they're aiming for seems to imply the former. Usable as a desktop is a cool idea, but more of a "linux on your wristwatch" idea than one with real use. I mean, if you have a keyboard & monitor handy, how hard is it to have a PC too? Cheap micro desktops are coming out…
>Am I missing the point entirely? Is this all about Ubuntu mobile itself with android & ubuntu desktop as extras? It's a phone! It's a computer! It's both! More seriously, imagine a phone that is always a phone unless you want to make it a computer. Plug it into a TV/Monitor/glass and you have a full computer desktop. I travel quite a bit. I have in my bag at the moment a laptop, a phone and a tablet. With this, I ne…
"It's a phone! It's a computer! It's both!"
What about the ease of deploying apps? It's a full Ubuntu, so you don't need to really deploy, just write and use. And you can use any programming languages, any libraries.
I am thinking of (i) a hobbyist who for whatever purposes want to write some apps that he can use on his phone on-the-go, or (ii) a medium business that wants to provide some tailor-made apps for the employees.
How much easier is it to develop for a full Ubuntu, compared to developing for Android or iPhone? 1.1x? 1.5x? 3x?
Re: Canonical adds a $625 and $675 UbuntuEdge reward level
#140I don't quite get what's going on here. Is this an idea for a major commercial product or is it a quirky fun thing for the ubuntu community? The scale they're aiming for seems to imply the former. Usable as a desktop is a cool idea, but more of a "linux on your wristwatch" idea than one with real use. I mean, if you have a keyboard & monitor handy, how hard is it to have a PC too? Cheap micro desktops are coming out…
The problem is that if you go to some random machine, you'll most likely have the following problems: - Getting an account takes most of the one day you're there - None of the software you use is there - It's not even the OS you use - There are restrictions on the machine - There are viruses on the machine (if it's a home machine) For these reasons people often use carry around a laptop. Carrying a laptop is pain, be…
Now: I just dropped my phone in the toilet - all my numbers are gone and I've lost $600+.
Future: I just dropped my whole fucking life in the toilet. I had shedloads of work on there amounting to many times the cost of the phone!
Near Future: Ah it's okay - I backed up my phone to my computer. Error: Too Much Recursion.