UPDATE: Jolla Mobile has been in touch to clarify the company's commitment to a developer version of the MeeGo smartphone.

"There were a couple of quotes from Jussi Hurmola about the product. I think they were translated from Finnish to English and misunderstood, or then the developer edition was left out," the spokewoman says, pointing to Hurmola's comments about the phone being a smartphone for the mass market and not being intended for Linux hackers.

On the original posting by Mantylahti this was followed by bullet pointed information of a developer edition: "We are however planning on creating a development version of the phone for open source community, those interested in Linux and open systems and for partners."

"Jolla is going to release a developer edition of the device which gives full access to linux hackers and technology enthusiasts. Jolla will fully support the communities and be part of them, and wants them to be part of creating and developing our device," the spokeswoman confirmed.