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[Greg W <mttbrnsmls@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gustavo is right, we can't give up. We got to stay positive and keep working towards success, supporting each other along the way. Canonical wants the best for the Edge.

What would sadden me even more than not meeting the funds though is if Canonical "gets out of the hardware business" should the campaign not be a success. This would definitely be a mistake because the Edge is an awesome design and it's obvious Canonical has a lot to offer the hardware market. Android is not making any phones with the Edge's physical dimensions/design, so people will turn to Canonical/Ubuntu for those phones.



> From: gustavo.niemeyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2013 17:25:56 +0100
> To: estelar57@xxxxxxxxxxx
> CC: ubuntu-phone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Ubuntu Edge (the Ubuntu handset)
> 
> On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Omar B. <estelar57@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Clearly this is Canonical's first crowdfunding attempt and they lacked the
> > experience.
> 
> Not a single person in the world had the experience of pulling a $32M
> campaign off.
> 
> We're still doing pretty well, all things considered, and people are
> not sitting on their hands.
> 
> 
> > They didn't even follow The 30% rule:
> 
> I'll rephrase so you realize what you're saying:
> 
> "They didn't even raise $10M as fast as possible!"
> 
> 
> > But that is OK, this happens daily to dozens of campaigns. So, since they
> > lacked experience and let it die, It would be better if they just Canceled
> > this Now and make a better attempt when they're really ready. Examine the
> 
> Oh, not at all! I'm not closely involved in running the campaign, but
> I'm not giving up until this is over.
> 
> 
> gustavo @ http://niemeyer.net
> 
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