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[Zisu Andrei <matzipan@xxxxxxxxx>]

>
> We gotta think smart like google did when they offered the nexus7 and it
> became so popular that Apple was forced to release the Ipad mini.


The purpose of this campaign is not for canonical to become a hardware
company.

So from the S4 mini example a phone perk in the 6xx to 725 could look like
> this:
>
> -A not so powerful processor
> -A bit less ram
> -1 antenna
> -64gb hdd + some free online storage
> -Converged ubuntu (android optional; add like $25 more if you need this) ?


The whole point of this phone is for it to have the best spec availalble,
 hence Ubuntu _EDGE_ .


Zisu Andrei


On 3 August 2013 18:20, Omar B. <estelar57@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Ubuntu Edge will miss $32m crowdfunding target if it keeps this pace, say
> researchers.
>
> "Compared to the average Kickstarter, we can see that the Ubuntu Edge rose
> more sharply in the beginning and flatlined harder when entering the 'Dead
> Zone'," Waddell and Ligtenberg write.
>
> "This is further evidence that would-be backers are *turned-off* by
> Canonical's incremental pricing structure. As the price of securing a phone
> has ticked from $600 to the present value of $775, backing has slowed to a
> snail's pace."
>
>
> http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/aug/02/ubuntu-edge-crowdfunding-prediction-miss
>
>
> hmmm, this doesn't look good guys.
>
> As you can see they need to find a way to offer perks back in the high
> demand 6xx to 725 price ranges.
>
> What are a few ways they can offer a different perk in that price range ?
>
> Well lets look at Samsung and HTC, they're both offering a similar device
> but with less bells and whistles.
>
> i.e. A good Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Galaxy S4 Mini comparison.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf9iU26AdV8
>
> We gotta think smart like google did when they offered the nexus7 and it
> became so popular that Apple was forced to release the Ipad mini.
>
> Well there are a few things that are nice to have, but may be getting in
> the way of offering something in the high demand price range:
>
> So from the S4 mini example a phone perk in the 6xx to 725 could look like
> this:
>
>
> -A not so powerful processor
> -A bit less ram
> -1 antenna
> -64gb hdd + some free online storage
> -Converged ubuntu (android optional; add like $25 more if you need this) ?
>
>
> So not doing something fast would be leaving this "low hanging niche"
> unexploited. We need to leave those mental barriers behind when you want to
> break all records and have your campaign quoted for years to come. We
> should had been near 11M by now. The alternative would be to say goodbye to
> this project as of today, sadly...
>
>
>
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