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I think you need to watch the video. It definitely sounds like they've had talks with manufacturers and been heavily criticized for believing that the industry
by socceroos 13y ago
I think you need to watch the video. It definitely sounds like they've had talks with manufacturers and been heavily criticized for believing that the industry is ready for this kind of convergent device. As Mark said, manufacturers need proof of this proposition.
It sounds to me like Mark has said, "Fine then, we'll go to our fans with the ideal device and see if the market responds. If they do, we're right and you can help us make these. If they don't, we're wrong and you can help us make more realistic devices."
- RockyMcNuts 13y agoSounds like another way of saying what I did, no? I hope it works and it's awesome. Just can't help thinking the pitch is a little half-assed, for an Ubuntu. The crowdfunding model is for little guys who are doing amazing things and can't get investment and distribution. It's a sign of weakness when an established player can't get those things. Ubuntu was featured by Dell but isn't anymore. Meanwhile Chromebook seems to have found a niche. You have to keep the users and OEMs on board and execute the stuff that's in your wheelhouse.
- rwallace 13y agoIn fairness, on the scale of phone vendors, Canonical is a little guy, not an established player.