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UbuntuEdge drops price to $695
- eterm 13y agoWhat a mess! The sad thing is that this to me makes them come across as a bit clueless or a bit like they're in headless-chicken mode, in a panic about not meeting the target. Would I want to invest in someone that I'm seeing panic to not meeting their goal with a constantly shifting expectation? Their shambolic handling of this campaign does not instill confidence in their ability to manage a $32m investment.
- Joeboy 13y agoI think the campaign is just fine. I don't think these updates are unscheduled, and I don't think they're panicking about not meeting the target. Even if they come pitifully short of the target (they will), they'll have generated a lot of publicity and been one of the most successful crowdfunded projects ever in terms of pledges. I don't think Mark Shuttleworth will be heartbroken about that.
- mossypne 13y agoThey aren't going to make it. $24 million left with 2 weeks, no way will it reach $32 million.
- bryanlarsen 13y agoHere's a typical Kickstarter graph: http://thesocialmediamonthly.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Fundingcurve.jpg http://thesocialmediamonthly.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/... No need to panic yet.
- fireworks10 13y agoI mean if you're a pre-paying buyer for this thing at $695, you'd probably be just as easily in at $795.
- warcode 13y agoIf they had the hardware available right now, for that price, in my country so I don't have to pay import taxes and 25% VAT on top of it, yeah I'd buy one. What happened to good old pre-orders as crowdfunding?