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2013-12-04 , 08:07
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Originally Posted by gerbick View Post
And to be honest, North America is not a priority for any company trying to launch a cellphone due to how screwed up our carrier system is - makes it unnecessarily difficult..
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Actually it is not hostile to just a small company like Jolla, I think one of the reasons Nokia failed in mobile device business was this obsession to break in the american market;

Desire for that goal drove the company to insane reactions, starting from hiring incompetent people from the states to managerial positions and ending in adopting an OS seen as all-time american epitome of software...
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Originally Posted by gerbick View Post
I went with the 0€ package, so all I lost was the time it took to pre-purchase on day one. I can live with calling that "support" and showing interest.
I think it was Jayst who suggested back sometime ago that people could organize an unofficial import/export ring to get Jolla devices to people in non-supported countries. That wouldn't be too bad, would it?
 

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