Ubuntu Edge does not reach the target of $ 32 m crowdfunding, still breaks record

Ubuntu's border failed to reach its goal of $ 32 million, Indiegogo crowdfunding but still broke the record for the amount by which it generated.

Managing to collect .906 $12,809 (£8,22 million) to the edge of Ubuntu, London-based Canonical developers managed to break all records of crowdfunding.

The previous record was held by InPulse of gravel on Kickstarter, but the funds collected for the border of Ubuntu has exceeded these figures of more than $ 10 million (£ 6.4 million).

The funds came from 27,488 supporters on IndieGogo, support the Canonical for Ubuntu to make 40,000 RAND smartphone with the Ubuntu operating system.

"We raised .906 $12,809, making the edge of the world largest ever fixed crowdfunding campaign. Let's not lose sight that this result is, "said Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical. "Nearly 20,000 people believed in our vision enough to help hundreds of dollars for a phone months in advance, just to help make it happen. It was only individuals are: Bloomberg LP has given $ 80,000 and several small businesses have contributed to $ 7,000. Thank you all for getting behind us. "

The edge of Ubuntu would come with a screen resolution of 1,280 x 720 inches 4.5 p, running Ubuntu mobile OS, but also dual-boot Android. It could also turn into a full-fledged desktop PC running Ubuntu Desktop.

"While we wanted to build the edge of Ubuntu showcase on phones with passion, the support and the attention it has received still will be a huge Boost as more phones begin to arrive in 2014 of Ubuntu".

Also packing dual-access LTE chip for the US and UK markets, the edge of Ubuntu would have 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal memory.

"Thousands of you clearly want to have a phone of Ubuntu and believe in our vision of convergence, and I assure you won't have much longer to wait.

Most Edge of Ubuntu funds are generated when Indiegogo phone campaign was launched. 5,044 customers opted to run the Ubuntu for the first day only price of $ 600 (£385), while hundreds more fell for your smartphone for $ 695 (£446) introduced later.

Next, read 5 reasons why Ubuntu on board campaign has actually been a great success.

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Ubuntu-edge campaign not be to reach $32 million goal

The ambitious project of the Ubuntu-edge Smartphone has his early death met, at least what is the Indiegogo campaign concerns.

Already in July canonical began a campaign to $32 million in 30 days for the Ubuntu-edge Smartphone, to increase a device with the kind of specifications, the dreams are. The amount funded campaign had a strong start, accumulating more than $2 million in the first eight hours and is to hit a record sum of over $10 million, the highest for a crowd-funded campaign, beat like the Pebble Watch (the one actual product at this time).

But it was obvious even then, never wanted to make the campaign. The days have been few and the final amount was too high and though canonical is managed to raise an impressive amount of money never wanted to achieve, that with the continuously declining interest.

As today the campaign finally has an end, manage the company, $12.8 million, far from the target of $32 million increase. But while the campaign is completed, can the idea does not have. Although the campaign reaches its destination, it has created a lot of enthusiasm about the device and the operating system behind it. Founder of Ubuntu - Mark Shuttleworth - revealed that some large manufacturers to come to discuss the device with him. So it could still be something hope for the Ubuntu side after all.

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