Will Canonical hit their Ubuntu Edge goal?

[junkonator]

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!

[junkonator]

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

[junkonator]

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

Maybe there is hope.

[bitcoindigi]

still too expensive, I guess. So my answer is no, they won't make it.

[TheFootMan]

any chance to donate to them with bitcoins? I think the project is great.

[3btc]

I hope and think they will.

Kinda sad what ubuntu has become (let's blame Mr. Shuttleworth at this point) but the phone specs are certainly awesome.

[jackjack]

No

[junkonator]

So far nobody dared to bet no
money -> mouth

[favdesu]

I'd like to see it happen, but I don't think it'll work out. :<

[bitcoindigi]

still too expensive, I guess. So my answer is no, they won't make it.

time to rethink, the $625's are already sold out and the campaign is at 4,7... maybe they will make it!

[junkonator]

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

[Martin!]

Well, it's  the biggest crowdfunding project ever, so it get's much attention.
In addition to that it is a very interesting product from developers with a huge fanbase.

That's why I think they will get it!

[bitbryan]

short answer is no... and i def dont want to pay 625 or 675 on a sliding scale as spots are taken for a phone that may not work the way its intended... hopefully it will be released soon to the genpop but untill then i will stand my ground and not be purchasing the idea of a phone!

[gbl08ma]

Now that the $675 option has sold out, the raised value seems to have pretty much stagnated (or better: at the speed it's rising, I don't think they are going to meet the goal). I'd really like to see this happen, even if for nothing but to show that it's possible. But I can understand, not everyone will impulse-buy a phone anyone is yet to see and which has a estimated delivery time of May 2014.

Too bad the the movebits graph hasn't been updated in a while; does anyone know of something similar (or even something that works for any Indiegogo or Kickstarter project?)

Maybe, if Indiegogo took Bitcoin as a payment method, and they promised some powerful mining ASIC in there... before, we already had the chance to see how many people around here order vaporware

[junkonator]

...before, we already had the chance to see how many people around here order vaporware

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...

[nimda]

Canonical's going to need to do a lot of promotions of ever-increasing magnitude to hit that goal.

[junkonator]

Canonical's going to need to do a lot of promotions of ever-increasing magnitude to hit that goal.

There's a reddit AMA today http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ubuntu-edge?c=activity

[junkonator]

Here, another infographic: http://ubuntu-edge.info/#total

Lookin' grim... Bets are .2 vs 1.05 right now.

[nimda]

Here, another infographic: http://ubuntu-edge.info/#total

Lookin' grim... Bets are .2 vs 1.05 right now.

That graph is a nice find. Looks like it hit the tipping point of despair ~10 days ago

[junkonator]

Funny how barely visible the news "Bloomberg pledged $80,000 towards the campaign" is, even in the zoomed-in graph (http://ubuntu-edge.info/#total). 32M sure is a lot of money...