What does Jolla mean to you?

answered 2014-01-30 16:57:04 +0200

vode
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The world needs a phone that is not controlled by a megacorp. Something that does not treat me like infantile but adult. Something that does not spam me with ads and spy me at every possible moment. Something that has not been designed by bean counters to maximise profits but by engineers and designers to have a great product.

answered 2014-01-30 16:43:23 +0200

Nrde
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• Continuation of Maemo and Meego, the only real computer OS in portable device currently
• a Company that has the values that Nokia should and could have had
• openness and working together

answered 2014-01-30 17:30:51 +0200

ApB
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What got me interested in the product:

• Proper Linux (its as close to a modern -if not future with wayland and systemd-user - desktop Linux)
• Funky UI
• Nothing stuffed down your throat by default (apps, bloatware etc)
• Vibe of the company

answered 2014-01-30 16:45:49 +0200

steabert
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• community oriented
• unlock the full potential of linux on a phone
• control over your own data

answered 2014-01-30 19:39:48 +0200

Sailor
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updated 2014-01-30 19:47:06 +0200

• Hears what Community likes and wants (together)
• From Europe
• Tries new things which the bigones won't do (UI, Gestures)
• True Linux onboard
• Possibility to fix things on my own without waiting for updates
• Updates don't need a full flash of the phone (Like some Androids do)
• It's sooo fast my S3 was never as fast as the Jolla
• Battery lifetime (ok tohd was a show-stopper but see point 5 on my list)

answered 2014-01-30 17:44:38 +0200

ibins
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updated 2014-01-30 17:45:23 +0200

• Jolla is the underdog rivaling with much, much bigger companies, and it delivers a much more potent product - veeeery impressive
• Jolla give me hope to have one day, what I really want: a true mobile computer in my pocket, that will replace all other computing devices, after it is connected to the currently needed periphery (to have gcc on a phone is awesame)
• Jolla gives me the possibility to contribute (even in multiple ways)
• Jolla contributes a lot to OSS and the community in general
• Jolla has the guts to use very new and not entirely technology (BTRFS, wayland, libhybris, QT5 ...) and risks quite a lot doing it

answered 2014-01-30 16:48:51 +0200

foss4ever
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updated 2014-01-30 20:58:17 +0200

Jolla means (to me):

• to be member of a #unlike community
• to have a real open mobile platform (SailfishOS), and device (Jolla) as an alternative to closed ecosystem proprietary vendor-locks
• I can enjoy a magnificent UX with swipes, pulleys and intuitive UI elements with customizable look-and-feel (Ambiences)
• proof-of-concept showing that you don't have to be big to be Big in mobile tech, and that #Linux truly rules them allh
• all you Sailotrs are doing a great job listening us, and letting us as users, devs and partners to contribute and be in all this Together with you!

Thank you!

answered 2014-01-30 17:12:00 +0200

ajack
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updated 2014-01-30 17:12:29 +0200

1) Privacy - independence from large, non-European companies that want to collect every single bit of information about me.

2) The only European smartphone manufacturer. I see it as a battle of quality(EU) vs mass-market-chaos(US/Asia). Selling Nokia to M$ was a disappointment. Hopefully Jolla will rescue the situation.

3) Linux-based OS - it doesn't have to be fully open though.

answered 2014-01-30 16:38:51 +0200

chemist
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• Freedom of choice
• hopefully more FOSS than others
• Helsinki Yachting Club
• Community
• Together
• Unlike