The Biggest Crowdfunding Project Ever Is For … A Linux Smartphone?!

Money in Hand

The Ubuntu Edge, a Linux-powered smartphone, can officially lay claim to being the highest-grossing crowdfunding project to date.

At the time of this writing, it’s raised over $ 10.4 million, ousting the Pebble smartwatch’s $ 10.2 million. There are still six days to go as the Edge team aims for its $ 32 million goal.

The phone runs on Ubuntu’s mobile OS and will be able to dual-boot into Android as well. This makes it a perfect device for someone who’s especially not a fan of iOS.

Given the time remaining and the ~$ 22 million left to raise, it doesn’t appear that they’ll hit the goal. But Indiegogo campaigns are pretty different from Kickstarter – creators get to keep all the money users pledge, regardless of if they hit their fundraising goal or not. Despite this little tidbit, the campaign promises “zero cost to backers if the campaign is unsuccessful.

Take a look at the video pitch below and check out the campaign here.

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