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$32 million Crowd Funding for Android/Ubuntu phone
sawakosadako:
--- Quote from: Freedom Kira on August 09, 2013, 03:37:53 AM ---
--- Quote from: sawakosadako on August 08, 2013, 10:50:25 AM ---Looks like the game is on. They dropped the price to $695.
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--- Quote ---Ubuntu Edge now $695, thanks to major industry backing
With 14 days to go, it’s time for our biggest announcement yet. From now until the end of the campaign, we’re fixing the price of the Ubuntu Edge at $695! No limited quantities, no more price changes. You wanted a more affordable Edge, and now you’ve got it.
How are we able to do this? Mainly thanks to all of you. The huge support the Ubuntu Edge has been receiving from all corners of the world has really sent a message to the mobile industry -- and that message has been received loud and clear.
Yesterday we announced that Bloomberg LP has snapped up the first of the $80,000 Enterprise bundles, and we expect more businesses to follow suit. To make it even more appealing, we’ve raised the number of phones included in the bundle from 100 to 115.
Even better, since the campaign started breaking records on day one, we’ve been negotiating with several major component suppliers who are keen to see the Edge reach its goal and drive the adoption of new mobile technologies. This is one of the key benefits of keeping some of the core specifications open: as a result of these negotiations, we can now produce the same state-of-the-art device for less than we originally estimated.
Edge for less
So of course we’re passing those savings on to you. There’s now a single unlimited $695 Ubuntu Edge perk, which comes with a year’s subscription to LastPass Premium and a place on the Founders page. At the end of the campaign, anyone who’s already pledged more than $695 for the phone will be offered a refund of the difference.
There will be no further price reductions, and we must reiterate that the Ubuntu Edge is exclusive to Indiegogo. It will not be available to buy anywhere outside of this campaign, even at launch.
The target is still $32 million, so we will need to ship a few more phones at $695 than we would at a higher price, but we believe we can do it. We have two weeks, and we have the best community out there, so let’s get to work: share this news, get the word out, and let’s get the Ubuntu Edge made!
The Ubuntu Edge team
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Lets see where this rolling.
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Looks like you're a backer too. If not, I'm kind of surprised because I thought only backers received updates.
I think they were at 8.9M last I checked, so this only boosted them up by 0.1M so far. Let's see how far this goes.
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Unfortunately I'm not. I got the update from sites like http://ubuntu-edge.info/#news or http://wizzardss.com/edge/#news.
Like this artices:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/sharifsakr/2013/08/08/crowdfunded-ubuntu-phone-will-be-a-big-success-even-if-it-never-happens/?iframe=true&height=100%&width=100%
Edit:
Anyone know about this processors? Is it a mobile processors? It's ARM but it also said server chips.
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2013/06/19/amd-to-launch-arm-processor-seattle-in-2014/1
kitamesume:
--- Quote from: sawakosadako on August 10, 2013, 12:00:00 PM ---Edit:
Anyone know about this processors? Is it a mobile processors? It's ARM but it also said server chips.
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2013/06/19/amd-to-launch-arm-processor-seattle-in-2014/1
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that particular chip is for servers, but 64bit ARM A57 will also be used for commercial chips.
if i remember correctly Nvidia is already at it on developing their own chips based on A57, code name Parker, aka Tegra 6.
Freedom Kira:
Oh, I see. I thought only backers got that info. I guess we just get it right away while other people have to keep checking that page.
sawakosadako:
--- Quote from: kitamesume on August 10, 2013, 04:24:27 PM ---
--- Quote from: sawakosadako on August 10, 2013, 12:00:00 PM ---Edit:
Anyone know about this processors? Is it a mobile processors? It's ARM but it also said server chips.
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2013/06/19/amd-to-launch-arm-processor-seattle-in-2014/1
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that particular chip is for servers, but 64bit ARM A57 will also be used for commercial chips.
if i remember correctly Nvidia is already at it on developing their own chips based on A57, code name Parker, aka Tegra 6.
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I googled Tegra and found this article.
http://hexus.net/tech/news/cpu/53145-nvidia-details-tegra-5-64-bit-tegra-6-soc-plans/
--- Quote ---Huang told attendees at GTC that the Tegra 5 is going to be a processor that will allow mobile devices to do “everything a modern computer should do”.
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"A modern computer should do" I wonder if it means desktop? Wouldn't this be an ideal chip for Ubuntu Edge?
--- Quote from: Freedom Kira on August 11, 2013, 06:35:36 AM ---Oh, I see. I thought only backers got that info. I guess we just get it right away while other people have to keep checking that page.
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Yeah I have to check that page everyday to see the latest news. I think they should've send any news regarding the Edge to anyone who use Ubuntu SSO though.
kitamesume:
--- Quote from: sawakosadako on August 11, 2013, 11:03:06 AM ---
--- Quote from: kitamesume on August 10, 2013, 04:24:27 PM ---
--- Quote from: sawakosadako on August 10, 2013, 12:00:00 PM ---Edit:
Anyone know about this processors? Is it a mobile processors? It's ARM but it also said server chips.
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2013/06/19/amd-to-launch-arm-processor-seattle-in-2014/1
--- End quote ---
that particular chip is for servers, but 64bit ARM A57 will also be used for commercial chips.
if i remember correctly Nvidia is already at it on developing their own chips based on A57, code name Parker, aka Tegra 6.
--- End quote ---
I googled Tegra and found this article.
http://hexus.net/tech/news/cpu/53145-nvidia-details-tegra-5-64-bit-tegra-6-soc-plans/
--- Quote ---Huang told attendees at GTC that the Tegra 5 is going to be a processor that will allow mobile devices to do “everything a modern computer should do”.
--- End quote ---
"A modern computer should do" I wonder if it means desktop? Wouldn't this be an ideal chip for Ubuntu Edge?
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i doubt it, it's CPU counterpart is still anemic, based on A15 which is already present in today's processors like the exynos 5.
but, it'll come close to the capability of today's atom line processor, inferior to AMD bobcat cores still.
on the other hand the IGP is excellent, coming close to where APUs are, although i doubt it can pass a crysis benchmark yet.
once these chips manages to score 25fps @ 720P on crysis you can be sure that it'll be capable of everything a desktop can do.
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