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Jolla: Ex-Nokia Employees Launch Smartphone (MeeGo Resurrected)

Posted by samzenpus on from the back-again dept.

mrspoonsi writes "A team of ex-Nokia employees has released the first handset running on a new smartphone platform. The Jolla phone — pronounced Yol-la — is powered by open-source operating system Sailfish, but can run most apps designed for Google's Android platform. The platform — originally called MeeGo — was developed by Nokia, but dumped in 2011 in favour of the company adopting the Windows Phone system. Nokia released just one handset running the software, the N9-00. Antti Saarnio, chairman and co-founder of Jolla, told the BBC in May that MeeGo — now called Sailfish — had not been given enough chance to succeed."

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  1. Re:doop by Samantha+Wright · · Score: 3, Funny

    THE STORY SHALL BE REPOSTED UNTIL THE CRYING CEASES.

    Think of it as less of a dupe and more of a commandment to buy one.

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  2. Re:Good job editors by phluid61 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Actually, yesterday here in Australia is today in backwards regions like the USA.

  3. Pro by MrEricSir · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Antti Saarnio, chairman and co-founder of Jolla, told the BBC in May that MeeGo -- now called Sailfish -- had not been given enough chance to succeed."

    Antti's brother, Prro Saarnio, disagreed.

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  4. Re:Good job editors by AlphaWolf_HK · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sorry I just don't trust a continent where the toilets flow backwards.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_vs._Australia#Reaction_in_Australia

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