Canonical may abandon the development of smartphone Ubuntu Edge
The company Canonical continues to collect voluntary transfers for next year's production of unique smartphone Ubuntu Edge. Started this collection quite well, but soon the supply of new contributions slowed. At the moment, there is a risk of failure, because to reach the mark of 32 million did not succeed. The developers decided to burn slightly reducing the interest cost Edge pre-order from $ 775 to $ 695 for the whole period until the fees. This was made possible after reducing production cost smartphone on Linux. Separately, it is reported that more discounts will be.
All who are interested in buying this smartphone, which combines Google Android and Ubuntu Touch urge to join the gathering. If by August 21, the amount will not be typed, all funds will be returned to customers, the company said. Investors say that in the last week of the popularity of The Edge has decreased by 84% to $ 80,000 per day.
According to the rate of funding, the smartphone is on the brink of failure and, most likely, after the expiration of Canonical will return all funds and seek new investors or to completely abandon the idea. Nevertheless, the optimists believe that the remaining amount will manage to where something to find. After all, the founder of Canonical, Mark Shuttleworth is among the richest people in the UK - it can add a couple of million out of pocket and at the last moment. Was recently sold and the first "corporate package" phones Ubuntu Edge. Package worth $ 80 million was acquired by Bloomberg LP, the news provider, and the exchange of content.
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