Using Kickstarter Data To Predict Ubuntu Edge's Success 113
First time accepted submitter Jason Waddell writes "According to Kickstarter's historic backing data, crowdfunding follows a very predictable pattern: a strong opening, a mid-campaign 'dead zone', and a small resurgence at the end of the campaign. We combine Kickstarter's trends with the Ubuntu Edge Indiegogo crowdfunding data to forecast whether the innovative Ubuntu phone will reach its $32 million campaign goal."
Re:Who the hell wants an Ubuntu phone? (Score:2, Informative)
No, they did make a decent desktop OS. Then they threw it away and introduced that Unity piece of shit.
Short form: they won't make it (Score:5, Informative)
Talk about click bait. Can the topic header be edited after posting to save everyone having to waste their time?
Re: slashdot effect (Score:3, Informative)
There is no slashdot effect for at least 5 years now. Slashdot's peak came and went 6-7 years ago. Why do you think the old names in management left? Stories usually easily got 100+ comments are now down to double digits. Call it the reddit effect if anything.
http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=slashdot&cmpt=q
Re:Who the hell wants an Ubuntu phone? (Score:5, Informative)
Are you aware of what you complain about? Unity is not Ubuntu, it's just the default window manager. You can change it at will, no impediments at all.
And, an ubuntu phone would give you almost as much power as Mint does because the insides are pretty much the same.
So...what are you complaining about again?
Not many big projects to judge by (Score:3, Informative)
Elite: Dangerous [kicktraq.com] looked the same as Ubuntu Edge's progress in the early stages, and it got funded.