It's a great opportunity for the rest of the world to stop leaning on American companies and American technology. It would be wonderful for a European and/or an Asian alternative to Android to emerge.

Sailfish OS claims to be mature and available for "corporate customers." I haven't seen any evidence past their own website, though.

The Russian government is using Sailfish in a big way. I heard the Russian post-office as well. There were negotiations with the Chinese government, but I assume that might have fallen through.

Jolla is not much B2C anymore, mostly B2B now.

Are you giving VC funding for this?

Yes.

Can you further fund Purism and their phone?

Headquarters: South San Francisco, CA

What has stopped Europe from doing this already? What conditions in Europe have prevented more innovation when it comes to hardware and software development?

Stephen Elop

I wonder why would Huawei bother buying android from Google instead of just using it, or respect any patent for that matter. If USA refuses to play with Huawei why Huawei should play with USA?

1) Android was an example. There are many components in a phone. 2) Much of the margin/profit comes from sales in international markets. For example, the EU. Where WTO-wise, copyright and patent rights still hold.