The Ubuntu Edge wasn't their primary phone plan. Ubuntu Touch (developer preview) images were already available, for example for the Nexus 4. Ubuntu were alread

The Ubuntu Edge wasn't their primary phone plan. Ubuntu Touch (developer preview) images were already available, for example for the Nexus 4. Ubuntu were already speaking to carriers (http://www.ubuntu.com/phone/carrier-advisory-group http://www.ubuntu.com/phone/carrier-advisory-group) but the Ubuntu Edge had nothing to do with that side of things.