> > 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. <estela...@hotmail.com> 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... > > > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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