Ubuntu Edge might just change the computing world
"Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu and its parent company, Canonical, is making a bet with the technology market. He's betting that enough of you will be willing to invest in a smartphone that can double as a PC, the Ubuntu Edge, to raise the $32 million needed to manufacture it. You know what? I think he's going to win that bet." -- source: http://www.zdnet.com/ubuntu-edge-might-just-change-the-computing-world-70000... Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174
I'm a sucker for crowd funding projects. I backed this, so if it reaches the $32million goal I should have one to demo in about a years time... Regards, Rene On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 9:33 AM, Peter Reutemann <fracpete(a)waikato.ac.nz>wrote:
"Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu and its parent company, Canonical, is making a bet with the technology market. He's betting that enough of you will be willing to invest in a smartphone that can double as a PC, the Ubuntu Edge, to raise the $32 million needed to manufacture it. You know what? I think he's going to win that bet."
-- source: http://www.zdnet.com/ubuntu-edge-might-just-change-the-computing-world-70000...
Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174 _______________________________________________ wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Unsubscribe: http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug
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From Rene Bartosh (Gmail account) <kirjava(a)gmail.com> Personal: http://kirjava.net.nz/
On 26/07/13 17:07, Rene Bartosh wrote:
I'm a sucker for crowd funding projects. I backed this, so if it reaches the $32million goal I should have one to demo in about a years time...
Me too, I've ordered one as well. I'll have to get used to Unity I guess - not that I ever disliked it. :) Cheers, Chris
"Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu and its parent company, Canonical, is making a bet with the technology market. He's betting that enough of you will be willing to invest in a smartphone that can double as a PC, the Ubuntu Edge, to raise the $32 million needed to manufacture it. You know what? I think he's going to win that bet."
Currently stands at 7.4 million: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ubuntu-edge Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174
"Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu and its parent company, Canonical, is making a bet with the technology market. He's betting that enough of you will be willing to invest in a smartphone that can double as a PC, the Ubuntu Edge, to raise the $32 million needed to manufacture it. You know what? I think he's going to win that bet."
"Bloomberg Pledges $80,000 Toward the Ubuntu Edge Phone" http://ostatic.com/blog/bloomberg-pledges-80-000-toward-the-ubuntu-edge-phon... Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174
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