Finland’s Jolla finally launched its smartphone late last week in Helsinki. The device uses an operating system called Sailfish OS, which is derived from Intel and Nokia’s old MeeGo OS.
Happily, friend of Gigaom Christian Lindholm was on hand to take some snaps of the occasion.
Much of the Jolla team used to be with Nokia, before then-CEO Stephen Elop decided the firm should switch to Windows Phone as its high-end platform. At that point, the Linux-based MeeGo went out the window.
Jolla had a fairly tumultuous beginning it’s already on its third CEO and early promises of big sales deals in China haven’t come to anything. The smartphone was launched on Thursday in conjunction with Finnish carrier DNA, which set up a one-night-only pop-up store. Thousands of customers also pre-ordered the device, which can run Android apps, online.
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Jolla Hands-On: A Closer Look at the First Sailfish OS Smartphone (The Next Web)
Jolla smartphone hands-on review: The Sailfish OS phone (PC Advisor)
Jolla sails enters smartphone market with sleek new OS (PC Authority)
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