If you were hoping that your next smartphone would be an Ubuntu Edge, today will come with some disappointing news. Canonical’s Indiegogo campaign to build a ultra-high end smartphone powered by its Ubuntu mobile operating system closed today without meeting its target. It raised nearly US$13 million, a crowdfunding record, but it still came up short of the US$32 million […]
Ubuntu Edge
Canonical drops Ubuntu Edge price to US$695 in crowdfunding campaign
Canonical’s Ubuntu Edge crowdfunded project to develop a cutting edge smartphone powered by its own Ubuntu operating system (with dual-booting to Android) may not meet its target of raising US$32 million by August 21st. After a quick start that saw it raise US$2 million in the first 8 hours, the rate of donations has slowed to the point where it […]