Canonical adds a $625 and $675 UbuntuEdge reward level

Re:Canonical adds a $625 and $675 UbuntuEdge reward level by aroman on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @08:35AM (#6095776)

Why do they have the same exact item/reward point at $625, $675, $725 and $830? It seems to me they're realizing there's no way they can reach they goal selling at the $830 price point, but why have all other levels simultaneously? Are people really going to pick 725 over 675 for the same thing?

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Re:Canonical adds a $625 and $675 UbuntuEdge reward level by fpgeek on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @08:44AM (#6095824)

The idea is to create the same sense of urgency for people on the fence that they had with the initial $600 tier. Their biggest danger right now is losing momentum and people concluding it's just not going to happen.

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Re:Canonical adds a $625 and $675 UbuntuEdge reward level by rallison on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @10:48AM (#6096466)

One of the important points here is that each price level (aside from the last one) has an allotment of 1250 units. So, while most people won't buy at $625 vs $675, so long as $625 is available, it provides incentive for people to buy now vs later and risk the lower level selling out.

Edit: Although, the $625 level is now "1296 out of 1250 claimed" - so I'm not sure what that is about.

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Re:Canonical adds a $625 and $675 UbuntuEdge reward level by vidarh on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @11:12AM (#6096623)

Looks like they're probably letting people through if they've entered the pledge process while there were free slots even if all were filled by the time they completed it.

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Re:Canonical adds a $625 and $675 UbuntuEdge reward level by zxcdw on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @10:41AM (#6096425)

I've donated useless $20 for nothing(except goodwill funding of the project), so additional $50 for the device would be something I'd choose any day without hesitation.

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Re:Canonical adds a $625 and $675 UbuntuEdge reward level by aroman on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @11:18AM (#6096650)

But nobody is suggesting that. It'd be an additional $605. You didn't feel that the 625/830 price of the phone was worth it to you. The people who did already chose to donate for the "goodwill funding of the project" -- with $625+.

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Re:Canonical adds a $625 and $675 UbuntuEdge reward level by mehwoot on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @08:56PM (#6100242)

I think he means since he donated $20 just for nothing, if he was buying a device, adding another $50 on top isn't a huge deal.

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Re:Canonical adds a $625 and $675 UbuntuEdge reward level by chipaca on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @08:38AM (#6095794)

People were picking the 830 instead of the 600, so yes.

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