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cvp | # 11 | 2013-09-18, 09:19 | Report

second pre order starts on 19 th , Countdown on Jolla.com website

napaDokc | # 12 | 2013-09-18, 09:44 | Report

Originally Posted by cvp View Post

second pre order starts on 19 th , Countdown on Jolla.com website

indeed it does!

Would the price be the same you think? ~ 400 eur?

torcida | # 13 | 2013-09-18, 09:51 | Report

Originally Posted by cvp View Post

second pre order starts on 19 th , Countdown on Jolla.com website

...but only for Finland!

ste-phan | # 14 | 2013-09-18, 10:35 | Report

Looking forward to test the hardware compatibility with the upcoming

Jitsi.org Android version (Scheduled for Q3 2013)

ZRTP video call on my Jolla Sailfish device would that be a lot to expect in 2013-14?

torcida | # 15 | 2013-09-18, 11:09 | Report

Originally Posted by

Many were expecting Jolla to go with OpenMobile inc’s. Android Compatibility Layer (ACL), but speaking to Jolla’s CEO Tomi Pienimäki yesterday, he told me that “Jollia is not using” the ACL. “Jolla is developing its [own] Android application compatibility based on open source Android Projects and Dalvik runtime together with a 3rd party technology provider.”

Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspen...e-play/#47408e

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Lumiaman | # 16 | 2013-09-18, 11:25 | Report

Just buy Android device. Announcing that you are mooching off another platform, and that is a cause for celebration??

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juiceme | # 17 | 2013-09-18, 11:45 | Report

Originally Posted by Lumiaman View Post

Just buy Android device. Announcing that you are mooching off another platform, and that is a cause for celebration??

Exactly. Androids are cheap as soap so just get yourself one. There's no need for an android compability layer, and the disadvantages of having it have been clearly presented, IMHO.

pichlo | # 18 | 2013-09-18, 13:01 | Report

Originally Posted by juiceme View Post

Exactly. Androids are cheap as soap so just get yourself one. There's no need for an android compability layer, and the disadvantages of having it have been clearly presented, IMHO.

Hmm. That's exactly what I thought in 1999 about adding cameras to phones. I thought, WTF is the point? There are much more important things to integrate with phones - like PDAs, for example. I had to wait for another 5 years for my dream to come true. By that time, camera phones were the mainstream.

I think a compatibility layer for [a random alien OS] is a good idea.

For the producer - increased chance of survival in against mainstream competition.
For the buyer - you can continue using your familiar "ecosystem" (sorry about the use of that profaned word), hence less resistance to upgrade, hence... see For the producer.

Think for a moment like a Jolla executive. Your company is a small start-up. You do not dominate the market. You can't afford to pi$$ against the wind. What do you do? What is easier, to port all 500 fart Android apps, OR make sure they work on your device without porting?

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inamak | # 19 | 2013-09-18, 14:20 | Report

The main reason some users like me need Android compatibility is because I want to carry one phone, but still be able to access work email for example. Unfortunately the work email app only runs on Android and iOS.

Otherwise I'm not to fussed about other apps.

What I am really interested in is the hardware compatibility - I am not a fan of the Jolla phone so if this OS gets up and running on some Android devices that would be great.

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torcida | # 20 | 2013-09-18, 15:26 | Report

Originally Posted by pichlo View Post

Think for a moment like a Jolla executive. Your company is a small start-up. You do not dominate the market. You can't afford to pi$$ against the wind. What do you do? What is easier, to port all 500 fart Android apps, OR make sure they work on your device without porting?

+1 exactly!