[kwlug-disc] Psst... Want to buy a phone (from Ubuntu)?

[Darcy Casselman]

It's at $5.2M right now. I'm thinking they now have a pretty decent chance
of making it.  Which means I'll actually have to pay the money, but what
the heck, this thing looks pretty awesome.  And if Verizon buys Wind, I
might be in the market for a new cell provider next year anyway.

The tiered pricing is pretty clever, really. Because there's going to be
that "if I don't buy now I'll miss out on this price" throughout the
campaign.


On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 4:49 PM, John Kerr <johneddie.kerr at gmail.com> wrote:

> I would love to pledge, but I am not in a $ position to do that. We are
> saving for a trip to Auz. But I thank those who are pledging.
>
> Cheers
>
> John
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 4:27 PM, Raul Suarez <rarsa at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> I am also skeptical but I'd be more skeptical if people like us didn't
>> pledge :)
>>
>> I'm most skeptical of the 50 enterprise pledges at 80,000 ($4 million).
>> Right now 0 out of 50.
>>
>> I am happy to se 4 out of 50 one of a kind.
>>
>> Raul Suarez
>>
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>>    *From:* Darcy Casselman <dscassel at gmail.com>
>> *To:* KWLUG discussion <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org>
>> *Sent:* Monday, July 22, 2013 1:09:42 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [kwlug-disc] Psst... Want to buy a phone (from Ubuntu)?
>>
>>  Well, I backed it.  'Cuz why not?  I'm pretty skeptical they'll make
>> the $32M, but I think I'll be happy if they do, and if they do, I'll have a
>> new toy to play with.
>>
>> Plus, I really, really want the whole dock-the-phone-to-become-a-desktop
>> thing.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 12:46 PM, Digimer <lists at alteeve.ca> wrote:
>>
>>  On 22/07/13 12:39, L.D. Paniak wrote:
>>
>> Of possible interest to the list:
>>
>> Looks like Ubuntu is crowdsourcing their phone project:
>>
>> http://www.indiegogo.com/**projects/ubuntu-edge<http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ubuntu-edge>
>>
>> The specs are definitely top-end: fast multi-core CPU, 4GB RAM, 128GB
>> flash, "only" 720p sapphire screen.
>>
>> One can snag one in the next 24 hours for $600(USD?)+shipping - after
>> that, $830 per phone. Expect delivery next May. Notably, it comes with a
>> 28 day money-back guarantee.
>>
>>
>> Setting aside the lens issue with Ubuntu, the 720p screen is a
>> head-scratcher... With so many high DPI small screens available, it seems
>> like an odd choice.
>>
>> --
>> Digimer
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