Jolla’s Sailfish certified as Russian government’s first ‘Android alternative’

Re:Jolla’s Sailfish certified as Russian government’s first ... by bikamonki on Wednesday November 30, 2016 @08:01AM (#13070316)

There are countries where the chances of a new mobile OS succeeding depend mostly on the ability to run Whatsapp. Simply put: WA is the free SMS in many developing contries where air-time is still expensive. Carriers even offer plans with unlimited data for WA usage and that is key to drive new sales (I know this for a fact). I still argue that the main reason FFOS on a ultra cheap ZTE failed to gain market share on developing countries was because potential buyers realized they wouldn't be able to chat with friends and family.

For this reason, if Sailfish can trully run any Android app, I'd say they have a better chance.

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Re:Jolla’s Sailfish certified as Russian government’s first ... by skykooler on Wednesday November 30, 2016 @08:20AM (#13070402)

Sailfish can run pretty much any Android app I've thrown at it - but only on an official Jolla phone. Any phone where SFOS is just a "port" cannot run the emulation layer (and sadly this is a limitation with the software itself, not just a licensing issue).

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