Well.. this is good news!
First don't watch the presenting Jolla video, expecting a Nokia production!!! it's a very lo-fi production.. but that's okay.


Not being a fan of the N9, I too was disappointed that it looked like the N9.
But it's true hildon has a learning curve, so it was obvious it was going to look like Mer/Meego... that's not a bad thing.

As other have pointed Jolla's stack (IMO) is 100% open source.
Which N9/00 weren't.

The UI, isn't as ground breaking, but it's not a step backwards but a small step forward.
Nice UI:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c_Bq...M&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHn3q...eature=related

I think people were expecting a finished product, but Jolla are smart releasing early and getting community involvement.

I'm optimistic sailfish will successes, and i'm sure will be forked providing for different verticals (lol) and selling more HW.

SDK video is the better vid from the launch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrwYyN-vNVo&feature=plcp
Harri Hakulinen needs work presenting, but hey
David Greaves is a good presenter
Marko Mattila makes it look easy.

I like the 'unlike' branding? they should push that it's funny but true and clever.

Not really sure, why they target/focus on China.. makes it feel kinda cheap and is discriminatory!
TMI IMO, we don't need to know they have a big contract with a telco...

I'll buy a N9 just to install this!
I don't understand why they didn't get N9 user involvement (installable image/instructions) on launch - instant user base... maybe they're not ready? the SDK isn't out yet.

Very exciting!!