October 3, 2012 at 10:31MeeGo-startup Jolla received 200 million euros of investment
Another good news for those who are watching the fate of the MeeGo mobile system, which is currently engaged in the Finnish startup Jolla, formed by former Nokia employees - the company received 200 million euros of investments and is preparing in mid-2013 to transfer the finished system to partners and manufacturers. The former MeeGo has received the code name MeeGo Sailfish or simply Sailfish , and Chinese companies based in Hong Kong are called the source of investment.
Thus, some questions raise the company's priorities regarding the geography of Sailfish distribution. CEO Jolla Jussi Hurmola bluntly says that his company is going to build another alternative to the existing mobile ecosystems in China, naming Android and iOS as competitors. It is important to note that Jolla has agreements with the Chinese phone retailer D.Phone, the company's R & D departments will be based in Shanghai and Beijing, along with data centers and other Jolla infrastructure.
First of all, the open nature of the system will be presented as competitive advantages, so that a considerable community of MeeGo developers can contribute to the “reborn” MeeGo, and the system will be more friendly than Android itself.
Jussi Hurmola:
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Thus, some questions raise the company's priorities regarding the geography of Sailfish distribution. CEO Jolla Jussi Hurmola bluntly says that his company is going to build another alternative to the existing mobile ecosystems in China, naming Android and iOS as competitors. It is important to note that Jolla has agreements with the Chinese phone retailer D.Phone, the company's R & D departments will be based in Shanghai and Beijing, along with data centers and other Jolla infrastructure.
First of all, the open nature of the system will be presented as competitive advantages, so that a considerable community of MeeGo developers can contribute to the “reborn” MeeGo, and the system will be more friendly than Android itself.
Jussi Hurmola:
For example, mobile operators, banks, public authorities and healthcare will be able to integrate their own development directly into the Sailfish OS.
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