Nokia Expats do what Nokia should have: Jolla Mobile

Nokia Expats do what Nokia should have: Jolla Mobile(venturebeat.com)

6 points by vegas 13 years ago | 3 comments

taligent 13 years ago |

What's that ?

Create a platform with no apps, no media store, no ecosystem, no gaming integration, no cloud based services, no developer story, no payment platform etc etc.

Supporters of Nokia's failed Meego need to understand that there just isn't room for so many mobile platforms.

Gustomaximus 13 years ago | |

> Supporters of Nokia's failed Meego need to understand that there just isn't room for so many mobile platforms.

What so no-one should try anymore? People said similar things about Android. I would agree that this is a hard fight to take, but it is not unreasonable. As the major players create more closed off ecosystems there will be a market for this. The question is how big and how well these guys can fill it. Given the audience size is in the billions, you only need to pick up a few % market share for this to be viable. So I would think the challenge is not market saturation, but building a quality system and not getting shot out of the water by competitors legal teams.

alexmat 13 years ago | |

There's a niche market. I'd pay $500+ USD for an open source phone that made phone calls and ran native Linux apps. Imagine putting SELinux on that thing... now I'm getting excited.