Re: Marc Dillon left Jolla
 

I'd say that he's just 'seeding' his current field: encouraging Finnish startups to come up and get sponsored... e.g. by InvestorEye ;)

Re: Marc Dillon left Jolla
 

That he just went to a new job perhaps? It does happen you know. No real reason sometimes even necessary. New job, no reason.

I know I've moved between jobs/contracts probably because it was Tuesday as the sole reason.

Re: Marc Dillon left Jolla
 

mm I don't know , it suits a man to stand behind his proclaimed ideals even if those are salary bound.
I don't feel the roadmap for Sailfish is finished already in a satisfactory way.
Unless Marc Dillon can step forward and say he feels that he did his part to his best capacity I will have difficulty to stay neutral about this "just felt like changing jobs" way.
If he puts for sale his Jolla because his new company provides him an Android or Microsoft phone I will be most disappointed. :mad:

Re: Marc Dillon left Jolla
 

Actually, I think we've reached a fairly significant milestone for Jolla. There is certainly much work left to be done with Sailfish, but they've now reached the point where they can credibly state that their UI can scale from phone to tablet sizes; their UI has faced the scrutiny of daily use by real-world users, and been adapted to better suit their expectations and needs; and, Jolla has finally started licensing Sailfish to a manufacturer.

In short, Jolla has done the work needed to make Sailfish a real product. Who knows if it will become a major player in the future; but the fact is that it _is_ now a viable alternative OS for hardware manufacturers to consider. That's gotta be worth something...

Re: Marc Dillon left Jolla
 

Think he had his own 'burning platform' moment?

( i joke )

He doesn't need to explain why he left. Consider if when you changed jobs if you would like to explain to a bunch of internet voices all the reasons you left the old place. Did you see how poorly some commenters took just the tablet delays? No info would ever be enough.

Whether there was turmoil or not, getting in-depth reasons is likely not gonna happen nor should we expect it. His contributions are appreciated, and move forward.

Re: Marc Dillon left Jolla
 

Marc could still sell services to Jolla. Maybe that's what he does. I don't know. Just speculating.
I would find it natural to go this way; being able to continue what he did before at Jolla, but at a larger scale. And that job appears to suit Marc.

Also note that Marc Dillon is a co-founder and shareholder of Jolla. But that doesn't mean he'd have to work there exclusively.

Re: Marc Dillon left Jolla
 

on together.jolla there are still enough privacy related requests in the front page of top voted items.

I don't know if I should welcome the influence of an Indian hardware maker as a postive drive towards reaching by end of the year:

2H/2015

Multitasking

Enhancing Sailfish multitasking with split screen. Split screen allows user to view and use two apps simultaneously.


Security

Privacy and security remains our top priority. During the second half of 2015 we are aiming to answer the increased demand in privacy of mobile communication. We continue building the trusted and transparent open alternative to other operating systems with no control by any country or major industry player.

Let's see if it becomes any better than security through obscurity :)

Re: Marc Dillon left Jolla
 

Per usual, I'll state the unpopular opinion here. I think you lot are being quite a bit nosy to be fully honest here.

Think about yourself for a moment. Are you people truly telling me that you've never left a job before? Not all reasons are some huge *** conspiracy; this is a conversation of a mad man. Not everything has to have a reason that you'd have to know.

He doesn't have to step forward to tell any of us ****. Accept that, stop thinking that you're owed something that you're not.

Want to feel involved? Like you're included (this is for everybody, btw)... wish the man luck in his endeavors. Stop overlooking the 120+ other people at Jolla. Stop looking for the conspiracy and the reason.

Concentrate on yourself. Make a difference on a platform that you believe in by looking forward and participating where you can. And stop the unimaginative speculation that can't be proven past opinion.

Seriously... this is worse than high school girl gossip.

Re: Marc Dillon left Jolla
 

I was reacting to your saying almost literally that one person even with that kind of exposure can freely change jobs like suits after giving all those speeches (that honestly feel useless due to the blown up talk and lack of true details).
Next step is like approving Elop types and truly, the world has more than enough of those and Linkedin is almost out of DB space with their CV's.
I don't need to know Marc reasons - personal or role play over and out.
Just don't want to confirm that level of exposure it is to be considered normal to just walk because today you feel like another job. In General, and yes , even on my low level job I'll stay last man standing for the customers, the suppliers etc..

Re: Marc Dillon left Jolla
 

It all boils down to just one question: Does it really matter to you?

I'd almost bet money that your answer will be (or should be) no, it doesn't affect you directly.

People change jobs for no reason. Just because you've not done it, doesn't mean others cannot.