Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding drive misses target

2013-08-27 Thread Paul Freeman
On 2013-08-27 11:51, Paul Tansom wrote: ** Tony Whitmore [2013-08-26 10:09]: On 25/08/13 22:12, Tim B wrote: > Phone+laptop+desktop. That's a very big claim, and not one I think can > be supported, given the widely varied use cases. It's not specced to be a media workstation or video editi

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding drive misses target

2013-08-27 Thread Paul Tansom
** Tony Whitmore [2013-08-26 10:09]: > On 25/08/13 22:12, Tim B wrote: > > Phone+laptop+desktop. That's a very big claim, and not one I think can > > be supported, given the widely varied use cases. > > It's not specced to be a media workstation or video editing PC, sure. It > would serve just

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding drive misses target

2013-08-26 Thread Jack Knight
On 2013-08-26 14:02, Alan Pope wrote: On 26 August 2013 13:28, Andy Random wrote: Yes, and I think that is part of the problem with the Edge, without support from the mainstream providers it will struggle to sell in sufficient numbers. The Edge wouldn't have sold in any numbers. The *only*

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding drive misses target

2013-08-26 Thread Alan Pope
On 26 August 2013 13:28, Andy Random wrote: > Yes, and I think that is part of the problem with the Edge, without support > from the mainstream providers it will struggle to sell in sufficient > numbers. > The Edge wouldn't have sold in any numbers. The *only* way to get one was to back the campa

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding drive misses target

2013-08-26 Thread Tony Whitmore
On 26/08/13 13:28, Andy Random wrote: > > > On Mon, 26 Aug 2013, Tim Brocklehurst wrote: > >> Hmm, I pay ?25 a month (roughly) and am on a 2 year contract. That's >> ?600 for >> the contract and includes the S3 phone (approx ?400-?450 new a little >> while >> ago). Would I buy the phone and add

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding drive misses target

2013-08-26 Thread Andy Random
On Mon, 26 Aug 2013, Tim Brocklehurst wrote: Hmm, I pay ?25 a month (roughly) and am on a 2 year contract. That's ?600 for the contract and includes the S3 phone (approx ?400-?450 new a little while ago). Would I buy the phone and add a sim, saving ?100 or more? No. ?25 a month is much easier

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding drive misses target

2013-08-26 Thread Andy Random
On Mon, 26 Aug 2013, Samuel Penn wrote: On Sunday 25 Aug 2013 21:11:58 Alan Pope wrote: On 25 August 2013 14:46, Simon Whitehead wrote: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23793457 Is any mobile phone worth $625, $675, $695 or $725. I paid ?429 for my phone nearly two years ago. I recen

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding drive misses target

2013-08-26 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Monday 26 Aug 2013 12:25:22 Samuel Penn wrote: > On Sunday 25 Aug 2013 21:11:58 Alan Pope wrote: > > On 25 August 2013 14:46, Simon Whitehead wrote: > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23793457 > > > Is any mobile phone worth $625, $675, $695 or $725. > > > > I paid £429 for my phone ne

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding drive misses target

2013-08-26 Thread Samuel Penn
On Sunday 25 Aug 2013 21:11:58 Alan Pope wrote: > On 25 August 2013 14:46, Simon Whitehead wrote: > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23793457 > > Is any mobile phone worth $625, $675, $695 or $725. > > I paid £429 for my phone nearly two years ago. I recently spend a similar amount. Any ga

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding drive misses target

2013-08-26 Thread Tony Whitmore
On 25/08/13 22:12, Tim B wrote: > Phone+laptop+desktop. That's a very big claim, and not one I think can > be supported, given the widely varied use cases. It's not specced to be a media workstation or video editing PC, sure. It would serve just fine as a day-to-day PC though, and has a higher s

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding drive misses target

2013-08-25 Thread Peter Collins
Hi Tim On Sunday, 25 August 2013, Tim B wrote: > Phone+laptop+desktop. That's a very big claim, and not one I think can > be supported, given the widely varied use cases. > Not in a VDI environment which is becoming more and more common. Certainly if I could prove it worked well then my compan

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding drive misses target

2013-08-25 Thread Peter Collins
On Sunday, 25 August 2013, Simon Whitehead wrote: > > Is any mobile phone worth $625, $675, $695 or $725. > I think this statement would be echoed by the majority of mobile phones users, however they don't know how much they pay for the handsets because the costs are hidden in tariffs. I know havi

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding drive misses target

2013-08-25 Thread Alan Pope
On 25 August 2013 22:12, Tim B wrote: > Phone+laptop+desktop. That's a very big claim, and not one I think can be > supported, given the widely varied use cases. > While the use case is important for the user, it doesn't define the device. A laptop is still a laptop whether it can run Crysis /

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding drive misses target

2013-08-25 Thread Tim B
Edge crowdfunding drive misses target On 25/08/13 14:46, Simon Whitehead wrote: > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23793457 > > Is any mobile phone worth $625, $675, $695 or $725. The Edge isn't/wasn't just a mobile phone though. Even if you don't think the souped up

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding drive misses target

2013-08-25 Thread Tony Whitmore
On 25/08/13 14:46, Simon Whitehead wrote: > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23793457 > > Is any mobile phone worth $625, $675, $695 or $725. The Edge isn't/wasn't just a mobile phone though. Even if you don't think the souped up hardware specs worth the cash, it's much better value if you co

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding drive misses target

2013-08-25 Thread Alan Pope
On 25 August 2013 14:46, Simon Whitehead wrote: > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23793457 > Is any mobile phone worth $625, $675, $695 or $725. > I paid £429 for my phone nearly two years ago. I get a lot of use out of it. I personally hoped the Edge was going to be my next phone. It has th

[Hampshire] Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding drive misses target

2013-08-25 Thread Simon Whitehead
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23793457 Is any mobile phone worth $625, $675, $695 or $725. Crowdsourcing is this a great way of market testing or letting the mad run the madhouse?! Anyways I thought I would ask as the wife cooks the Sunday roast cooks and the Raspberry Pi is out