Ubuntu Edge

[Sushubh]

I hope Google dives in and save the project if it struggles to reach the target.

 

[Sushubh]

 

[Sai]

Why Google when we have Mr.Shuttleworth himself?.

 

[Sushubh]

Because funding your own project is a good way of broadcasting to the world that it has been a colossal failure.

 

[Sushubh]

https://goo.gl/QiUyRN
things are not looking very good right now.

 

[Sushubh]

$7,475,032
Canonical has added yet another perk.

USD 50.

 

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[Sushubh]

 

[Sushubh]

$8,209,762 with 17 days to go. Not going to happen unless some corporate dives in.

 

[Sushubh]

$8,361,955
Not looking good.

 

[Navjot Singh]

Ubuntu Edge Gets Its First Major Corporate Backer In Bloomberg, But Funding Still Off Needed Pace

Now, Bloomberg LP has come forward as its first major corporate backer, with a lump $80,000 contribution in exchange for 100 Ubuntu Edge devices and enterprise workshops and technical support.

Though the contribution does not show up on the project page.

 

[Sushubh]

Cool. A few more of these would help. Companies like Red Hat should do the same. 😛 They might be rivals to Canonical when it comes to Linux support services but there is no competition in the smartphone space.

 

[Navjot Singh]

Yeah. Hoping to see more corporates jump in.
And the contribution is finally in.

 

[Sushubh]

I really want Google to buy a few thousand devices. I mean this phone runs Android as well.
In fact. Why not bastardize the whole concept. Launch a Google Nexus Edge edition! /s

 

[Navjot Singh]

Haha errm I don't think Google would like a dual boot Nexus even if Android is based on the same linux kernel on which Ubuntu is based. Though the idea sounds really appealing. 😀

 

[Sushubh]

Google could steal the idea and ship their version with Chrome OS instead 😛 Of course, that is what the market assumes Android is heading towards in the future under Sundar Pichai.