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Re:Jolla by ye on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @10:30AM (#6808549)
So I watched the video, and I still have no idea what Jolla is.

I was not impressed by anything in the video, but that's besides the point.

If you're a technology company, this hipster crap is ok, but you need to start with explaining what it is and how it's better. Showing a bunch of gestures does nothing - Android can do that.

Re:Jolla by shmerl on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @02:38PM (#6810548)
Re:Jolla by thomholwerda on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @10:49AM (#6808697)
You have to click one link on the front page to a short summary of what Jolla is.

One link.

One.

Of, you can just scroll down.

That's it.

Re:Jolla by Semaphor on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @11:19AM (#6808933)
"Jolla is powered by Sailfish OS, a truly open and distinct mobile operating system. Navigate effortlessly with the gesture-based user interface and load the phone with top Android™ apps."

I assume you are talking about this? Because that really told me nothing worthwhile.

I wish these (horribly to use scrolling) sites would just give me link that takes me to a half page description that explains in some detail what the heck they are talking about.

Re:Jolla by CatMtKing on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @01:36PM (#6810094)
What do you mean nothing worthwhile? Isn't that exactly what it is? A phone with an OS that isn't Android/iOS/Windows/Ubuntu/Firefox? What other description are you expecting?
Re:Jolla by Semaphor on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @01:43PM (#6810141)
> Navigate effortlessly with the gesture-based user interface

What's that? I can turn my Android into a "gesture-based UI".

> load the phone with top Android™ apps

Performance of non-native apps? Emulation layer or what is happening?

> truly open

Every bit is OSS? Hardware specification completely available? What is "truly open".

The phone is supposed to appeal to geeks/hackers (I think?), so why does the whole website seem to be something that Apple could have done?

Re:Jolla by krzyk on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @11:29AM (#6809019)
No it doesn't.

Saying that Jolla is powers by Sailfish OS sais nothing, even if it's a mobile operating system. It could be anything from a book reader to a TV.

Re:Jolla by username42 on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @10:54AM (#6808733)
is it open source ? Is it unblocked by default (root account) ?
Re:Jolla by ye on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @12:38PM (#6809674)
Have you tried doing that yourself?

It still doesn't tell me what Jolla is - is it a phone, a phone extension, a new OS, etc?