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    The Ubuntu phone project has found its price point:  $695.  No more
    limited-quantity pricing bins for the remainder of the campaign. 
    And they convinced Bloomberg LP to take a serious look at their
    single-device computing model with an "Enterprise Bundle".  <br>
    <br>
    14 days to go and only 1/4 of the way to their target of $32M, at
    least momentum appears to be picking up for this initiative. <br>
    <br>
    More at:<br>
    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ubuntu-edge">http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ubuntu-edge</a><br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 07/25/2013 09:59 AM, Darcy Casselman
      wrote:<br>
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      <div dir="ltr">Mark Shuttleworth is doing a Reddit AMA right now
        if you have any questions... <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1j166z/hi_im_mark_shuttleworth_founder_of_ubuntu/">http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1j166z/hi_im_mark_shuttleworth_founder_of_ubuntu/</a><br>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 5:07 PM, Darcy
          Casselman <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:dscassel@gmail.com" target="_blank">dscassel@gmail.com</a>></span>
          wrote:<br>
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              <div>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.<br>
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              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.  <br>
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                  <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 4:49
                    PM, John Kerr <span dir="ltr"><<a
                        moz-do-not-send="true"
                        href="mailto:johneddie.kerr@gmail.com"
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                    wrote:<br>
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                          <div>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.<br>
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                          Cheers<br>
                          <br>
                        </div>
                        John<br>
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                            <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 24,
                              2013 at 4:27 PM, Raul Suarez <span
                                dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                  href="mailto:rarsa@yahoo.com"
                                  target="_blank">rarsa@yahoo.com</a>></span>
                              wrote:<br>
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                                    <div><span>I am also skeptical but
                                        I'd be more skeptical if people
                                        like us didn't pledge :)</span></div>
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                                      style="font-size:16px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;font-family:Courier
New,courier,monaco,monospace,sans-serif"><span>I'm most skeptical of the
                                        50 enterprise pledges at 80,000
                                        ($4 million). Right now 0 out of
                                        50.</span></div>
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                                      style="font-size:16px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;font-family:Courier
New,courier,monaco,monospace,sans-serif"><span>I am happy to se 4 out of
                                        50 one of a kind.<var></var></span></div>
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                                      <div>Raul Suarez<br>
                                         <br>
                                        Technology consultant<br>
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                                                style="FONT-WEIGHT:bold">From:</span></b>
                                            Darcy Casselman <<a
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                                              href="mailto:dscassel@gmail.com"
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                                            KWLUG discussion <<a
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                                            <b><span
                                                style="FONT-WEIGHT:bold">Sent:</span></b>
                                            Monday, July 22, 2013
                                            1:09:42 PM<br>
                                            <b><span
                                                style="FONT-WEIGHT:bold">Subject:</span></b>
                                            Re: [kwlug-disc] Psst...
                                            Want to buy a phone (from
                                            Ubuntu)?<br>
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                                                <div dir="ltr">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.  <br>
                                                  <br>
                                                  Plus, I really, really
                                                  want the whole
                                                  dock-the-phone-to-become-a-desktop
                                                  thing.  <br>
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                                                  <div>On Mon, Jul 22,
                                                    2013 at 12:46 PM,
                                                    Digimer <span
                                                      dir="ltr"><<a
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href="mailto:lists@alteeve.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lists@alteeve.ca</a>></span>
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                                                        <div>On 22/07/13
                                                          12:39, L.D.
                                                          Paniak wrote:<br>
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                                                          possible
                                                          interest to
                                                          the list:<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          Looks like
                                                          Ubuntu is
                                                          crowdsourcing
                                                          their phone
                                                          project:<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          <a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ubuntu-edge" rel="nofollow"
                                                          target="_blank">http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ubuntu-edge</a><br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          The specs are
                                                          definitely
                                                          top-end: fast
                                                          multi-core
                                                          CPU, 4GB RAM,
                                                          128GB<br>
                                                          flash, "only"
                                                          720p sapphire
                                                          screen.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          One can snag
                                                          one in the
                                                          next 24 hours
                                                          for
                                                          $600(USD?)+shipping
                                                          - after<br>
                                                          that, $830 per
                                                          phone. Expect
                                                          delivery next
                                                          May. Notably,
                                                          it comes with
                                                          a<br>
                                                          28 day
                                                          money-back
                                                          guarantee.<br>
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                                                      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.<span><font
color="#888888"><br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          -- <br>
                                                          Digimer<br>
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                                                          cure for
                                                          cancer is
                                                          trapped in the
                                                          mind of a
                                                          person without
                                                          access to
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