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Glad to see that Sailfish OS is alive!

But I would want our favorite OS officially supported on a high-end piece of hardware. Something like a Huawei P9, Sony Xperia, etc.

Most importantly, I need a phone that works everywhere, not limited to some region. For me this means: Europe, USA and South America. At least.

Frankly, I have the impression that Jolla's management almost compulsively avoids the western market and is betting their future solely on the BRICs countries (without Brazil, unfortunately) and Africa. While there is nothing wrong with being present in these markets (and the deal with Intex is highly appreciated!) I still think that establishing a new brand is better done from the high-end than from the low-end. Apple created the smartphone market with the iPhone, Samsung is the Android leader because they build the best hardware (not only the cheapest one). Even Canonical got it right when they envisioned the Ubuntu Edge.

The question to you out there is: Does anybody have insight into Jolla's business strategy? Does Jolla even try to license Sailfish OS to major players (Sony, LG, Huawei, Xiaomi, HTC, Asus, Samsung, Nokia, etc)?

If Jolla has tried: What answers did they get?

If Jolla does not even want to try: What is the reason? Commies at heart, no deal with capitalists? Investors exclusively Russian? Deep-seated emotional fear of rejection?

Looking at Google's Pixel phones it seems that Google wants to become the next Apple and does not care too much about their Android partners. So I would imagine that now is an excellent time to offer an alternative to the big manufacturers.

What do you think: Would you not prefer an 800.- US$ Sailfish device that works in every country and has all the great HW features of a high-end smartphone over a 200.- US$ device with mediocre specs? Do you think there would be a market for a high-end Sailfish device? Would you buy one? I know I would :-)

Glad to see that Sailfish OS is alive!

But I would want our favorite favourite OS officially supported on a high-end piece of hardware. Something like a Huawei P9, Sony Xperia, etc.

Most importantly, I need a phone that works everywhere, not limited to some region. For me this means: Europe, USA and South America. At least.

Frankly, I have the impression that Jolla's management almost compulsively avoids the western market and is betting their future solely on the BRICs countries (without Brazil, unfortunately) and Africa. While there is nothing wrong with being present in these markets (and the deal with Intex is highly appreciated!) I still think that establishing a new brand is better done from the high-end than from the low-end. Apple created the smartphone market with the iPhone, Samsung is the Android leader because they build the best hardware (not only the cheapest one). Even Canonical got it right when they envisioned the Ubuntu Edge.

The question to you out there is: Does anybody have insight into Jolla's business strategy? Does Jolla even try to license Sailfish OS to major players (Sony, LG, Huawei, Xiaomi, HTC, Asus, Samsung, Nokia, etc)?

If Jolla has tried: What answers did they get?

If Jolla does not even want to try: What is the reason? Commies at heart, no deal with capitalists? Investors exclusively Russian? Deep-seated emotional fear of rejection?

Looking at Google's Pixel phones it seems that Google wants to become the next Apple and does not care too much about their Android partners. So I would imagine that now is an excellent time to offer an alternative to the big manufacturers.

What do you think: Would you not prefer an 800.- US$ Sailfish device that works in every country and has all the great HW features of a high-end smartphone over a 200.- US$ device with mediocre specs? Do you think there would be a market for a high-end Sailfish device? Would you buy one? I know I would :-)