[ubuntu-tn] Limited First Ubuntu Touch from Bq next morning

[Ahmed Sghaier]

Interview with Bq Guys :
http://thinkonbytes.blogspot.com.es/2015/02/entrevista-bq-sobre-el-ubuntu-phone.html



*important information :Costales:* What will be the number of units that
you will put on sale?
 *Rodrigo:* *Next week will be a flash goes where limited units will be
sold.* We are not particularly concerned about the number of units to be
sold.

*Costales:* I have friends who have the *Aquaris E4.5 with Android*. Will
it be available to flash any ROM for mobile and enjoy Ubuntu?
 *Rodrigo:* *You can download the development version of Ubuntu for the
device, but not the same ROM that Ubuntu terminal Phone.*


On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 1:09 AM, Ahmed Sghaier <ahmed.sghaier at ubuntu.com>
wrote:

> "We experienced a huge demand this morning, receiving over 12,000 orders
> per minute and unfortunately our servers went down as a result.
>
> We only had a limited number of units for today´s flash sale. *More will
> be made available as further flash sales are held throughout the month*.
> Please bear in mind that all orders placed for Ubuntu smartphones will not
> be delivered in any case until March.
>
> Thank you for your patience", Bq
>
> On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 3:19 PM, Ahmed Sghaier <ahmed.sghaier at ubuntu.com>
> wrote:
>
>> second flash is out of stock in less than 10mn, there might be another
>> flash soon follow it on twitter @bqreaders and @ubuntu
>> I have setup hotot-qt to follow and give me notifications for every tweet
>> from @bqreaders and @ubuntu if you want one you should follow also.
>>
>> @nebras, comparing to android 1.x this is far more advanced but i try not
>> to compare two different things as u said. and this is not early
>> development, it reached stable version 1 and rtm and commercial state
>> already now it's proven that is it getting to the next stage. and mid range
>> phones are good for developers too so they don't miss some of the system
>> bugs.
>> this is a midrange commercial phone, if u wanna touch the system get a
>> nexus 4 that's the offical one.
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 12:21 PM, Nebras Djemel <nebras01 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I do share your enthusiasm. I know that Ubuntu phone's won't be focusing
>>> on convergence for now. I am just frustrated with the hardware . For
>>> developers it would be better to have a strong phone , that won't become
>>> obsolete very soon.
>>> As far as comparison is concerned , I do understand that the OS is still
>>> in early development, but it has been for relatively a long time now. We
>>> won't catch up to android if we keep comparing the new OS to an obsolete
>>> version of Android.
>>> No offense intended.
>>> On Feb 11, 2015 11:45 AM, "Ahmed Sghaier" <ahmed.sghaier at ubuntu.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> "We have in fact sold-out of Ubuntu phones for today's flash sale. Due
>>>> to high demand this morning, many of you faced server issues which we
>>>> apologies for.
>>>>
>>>> As a result of the inconvenience and understandable frustration, we
>>>> have decided to allocate an additional batch and hold another flash sale
>>>> today at 3pm (CET.) We don't anticipate any further server issues and the
>>>> BQ shop will be open until stock lasts - please note phones are available
>>>> in Europe only. Thank you all for your patience and understanding."
>>>>
>>>> My guess is that would be 3pm tunisia time make sure on the internet.
>>>>
>>>> PS : in an unrelated note @nebras, if you are following the new system
>>>> dev you should know that neither the Bq nor MX4 is gonna get you desktop
>>>> convergence. the focus now is on the phone and tablet, focus on desktop
>>>> convergence is planned for 2016 no commercial release date promises yet.
>>>> (if you are trying to compare to current commercial solution (4.x) compare
>>>> it to android 1.x since this is ubuntu phone 1.x and be reasonable) this
>>>> phone is not for simple end users and that's a fact statement what you
>>>> said. That's why I have shared this exact information on the mailing list
>>>> and not on social media of ubuntu-tn. (you tell me if you think something i
>>>> have said isn't honest, thank you)
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 5:51 AM, Nebras Djemel <nebras01 at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Let's be honest , the phone specs are very , uh , normal , and too
>>>>> weak to get the best you'd want from what Ubuntu Touch promises . It's
>>>>> quite disappointing. Plus it's not designed for Ubuntu , it's the "Ubuntu
>>>>> edition" of an android phone.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you have extra 200€ and believe buying a Ubuntu phone is Necessary
>>>>> , then good luck getting one. I personally don't think it's worth the
>>>>> hustle. hopefully Meizu will deliver something better .
>>>>> On Feb 10, 2015 11:45 PM, "Ahmed Sghaier" <ahmed.sghaier at ubuntu.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello guys,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The first Ubuntu Touch phone from Bq will be officially released next
>>>>>> morning online on Bq website for less than 200 euros in limited quantities.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sorry I have been busy today, and couldn't send this email earlier.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The phone will be exactly be released in 8am GMT and probably would
>>>>>> ship only to countries in Europe.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Good luck getting one :)
>>>>>>
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