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rlpb on July 22, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ubuntu Edge

It looks like the money is for building the hardware too, not just the software.

sublimit on July 22, 2013 [–]

That's no excuse for an $800 price tag. It just means they're charging customers for their bad decisions (as in not using others' hardware).

KnightHawk3 on July 22, 2013 | [–]

It's meant to be cutting edge new hardware, which will not be found in preexisting smartphones (Because it's a hardware project.)

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