OK I've got a plan:

• "Leak" the "proof" that Edge does 2 GH/s (secret internal mail by The Shuttleworth himself)
• Offer a service that enables people to spend BTC on the campaign
• When the funding goal is reached keep the rest and write fake receipts
• Have a sock-pupet state that this is a "...legit business" over and over again and silently vanish...

Sounds familiar? It should...

$5.7 Million, 28 days to go. Movebits http://movebits.net/2013/07/23/ubuntu-edge-funding-level/ shows that 800$ really is too expensive. $600 something seems to be OK with people.

So far nobody dared to bet no
money -> mouth

Prices have been lowered: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/07/ubuntu-edge-prices-lowered-devices-available-from-625

Maybe there is hope.

Doesn't look too good right now:
http://movebits.net/2013/07/23/ubuntu-edge-funding-level/

Canonical has started the allegedly biggest crowd-funding campaign yet on indiegogo http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ubuntu-edge. 32 million dollars is what they want to get!

I made a bet about this on betsofbitco.in http://betsofbitco.in/item?id=1691.

Why did they chose indiegogo over kickstarter? This is gonna be interesting!

Hm I thought citing was maybe enough 'distance' but you're right I probably wouldn't do it either.
If I find the time soon I'm gonna calculate scenarios for a shutdown of DMS. Something in the area of two consecutive 10% drops in difficulty would probably enough.

Atruk would you quote me in the thread please? Or just tell people over there?
It's gonna be really interesting to see what people think will happen.

I made a new bet that could be interesting for people wanting to hedge DMS.
http://bitbet.us/bet/485/dms-will-still-be-traded-at-the-end/

If there are non-newbs here and you are interested in DMS/this hedge could you cite this paragraph in https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=228327.0 ? I've been following the thread since day one but never felt the need to post. Also I think it's inappropriate to ask Deprived to post it there.