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$32 million Crowd Funding for Android/Ubuntu phone
rugerp89:
I think the ubuntu phone is going to change the way we look at phones motorola try to make a dock-able phone that turns into a computer but if the ubuntu phone is running a complete linux system i think ill out perform droid or apple.
sawakosadako:
As far as I know, Vertu is the only one that use saphire on its phone. Anyone has one? Wanna drop it to test it out?
mgz:
--- Quote from: kitamesume on July 27, 2013, 05:03:30 AM ---no, limited edition phones with the same price-point would have a more massive specs than Edge on top of limited production runs. look at Nvidia Titan as an example.
if we look at Nexus4, which has marginal profits (10%~20%) just to cover ROI and replacement units, their $399 is comparable to Edge minus 2GB ram and 112GB storage, this means chasing after Edge's paper specs would only hit an approximate of $550 (+$100 for 112GB more storage, +$30 for 2GB more ram, +$20 for other features ).
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you are also talking about large conglomerates that are making these special edition phones where most of the parts are the same as another phone being made with a slight change. The design cost and shit and having contacts and production contracts setup with companies with the capital to buy 1 million units up front knowing you will see 10x as many in the first 6months or so.
They are pitching to get paid for the time they took working with the OS and researching and designing a nice phone with cool functionality. The price is roughly the same as other premium phones when bought outside of a contract.
Other big downsides, this phone is not insurable, if it breaks your out of 700$ and cant pay 100$ to get a new one. If shit is wonky and not working right you wont get your phone swapped for something in hopes it will fix it. If software is acting strange you can complain and hope they try and fix it.
Like i said before this kind of stuff i feel like is wasteful as a whole, with the advancing pace of tech in the cellphone field its truly a waste to spend 700$ on a phone like this when by nature everything will be on par with specs or better within a year. And you likely can replicate its software things through fiddling and knowledge
sawakosadako:
--- Quote from: mgz on July 28, 2013, 01:20:37 PM ---Other big downsides, this phone is not insurable, if it breaks your out of 700$ and cant pay 100$ to get a new one. If shit is wonky and not working right you wont get your phone swapped for something in hopes it will fix it. If software is acting strange you can complain and hope they try and fix it.
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--- Quote ---What warranties apply to the Ubuntu Edge?
A standard manufacturer warranty will apply. If you are not happy with the product, you may return it within 28 days of receiving it for a full refund. Please note, Canonical can not cover the cost of the return postage and packaging.
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Well at least you can still return it if you don't like it and get a full refund.
mgz:
--- Quote from: sawakosadako on July 28, 2013, 01:27:49 PM ---
--- Quote from: mgz on July 28, 2013, 01:20:37 PM ---Other big downsides, this phone is not insurable, if it breaks your out of 700$ and cant pay 100$ to get a new one. If shit is wonky and not working right you wont get your phone swapped for something in hopes it will fix it. If software is acting strange you can complain and hope they try and fix it.
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--- Quote ---What warranties apply to the Ubuntu Edge?
A standard manufacturer warranty will apply. If you are not happy with the product, you may return it within 28 days of receiving it for a full refund. Please note, Canonical can not cover the cost of the return postage and packaging.
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Well at least you can still return it if you don't like it and get a full refund.
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its usually around 3-4 months of having a phone that i start to get weird shit happening when it does. Ive never had to return a phone in the first month
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