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> Ubuntu itself is seeking an exorbitant $32 million to make [the Edge] happen...

That is a really annoying misuse of the language. There's nothing exorbitant (unreasonably high, excessive, inordinate, extravagant, undue, exceeding all bounds of custom or fairness) about it. Yes, it's a lot of money, but I trust Canonical's judgment that this is what it will take.

Perhaps the word the author was looking for was "ambitious".

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'Exorbitant' is a bit too loaded, whereas 'ambitious' is too forgiving. I would say 'unrealistic', given Indiegogo's previous records.

I think exorbitant is a valid word for it. yes, it is the actual cost of the manufacturing run, but expecting to raise that full amount via crowd funding rather than seeking any traditional investors qualifies it as exorbitant.

Does it state anywhere that this is the full amount required? Maybe they need this amount for the finances to work to push it forward and eventually seek additional funding.

in the reedit am a the Ubuntu team did they said they were seeking full funding via indiegogo

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