We are gathered here today to mourn the death of the Ubuntu Edge. This ambitious project blurred the line between smartphone and PC, and while it burned but only briefly, it burned brightly enough that its legacy will live on in the hearts of future generation of phones.
The Ubuntu Edge's sheer audaciousness shone through from the very beginning. Bursting at the seams with hefty hardware and running no less than three—count 'em, three—separate operating systems, the Edge certainly held its own when it came to specifications. But beyond all the RAM and OS trio and the sapphire display, the Ubuntu Edge was a prophet, designed to lead the world into an era where a single device could drive many displays, and be many things: a phone when you need portability, a desktop when productivity beckons.
The vision was enticing. Millions—$12,812,776, to be exact—fell under the influence and pledged themselves to the Edge's side. The crystallizing device marched forward, shattering all previous crowdfunding records. But like so many other prophets throughout the ages, the Ubuntu Edge died before attaining its ($32 million) goal.
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