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#54
Originally Posted by robnas View Post
I know why most manufacturers don't try Jolla: they don't get enough opportunities to make money with it. As manufacturer you want to squeeze every penny out of your customers. Why don't Nexus and Apple include extendable sd-memory? "Oh yeah, we have a special offer if you buy the phone: a 20GB dropbox account for just $10 a year!"
Why did Apple come with a new connector? Because it can be pushed in upside down also (did we want that?). "With your new iPhone you get a discount on the new cable: just $20 instead of $30!!"

Right....
That's probably the problem with Jolla: manufacturers doesn't have the power to squeeze out their customers. Is that a bad thing? Well, consider this: do you want a multimillion-dollar company to decide to get as much information from you as they want? You will have the opportunity to don't let them: don't use their products.
Do you want a manufacturer to decide things for you or do you want to have the opportunities yourself?

Call me grumpy, but the way ethics are treated isn't something to close your eyes for...
If we do, we will accept things as normal. An example: I'm used to seeing advertisements when going to the movies. "Wait, what?" I pay for advertisements? That's just crazy, but it's generally accepted, it's not if I'd have an option. That system is "sick" (imho).


Think about it and share what you think with us...
I think it has more to do with the restrictive Open Handset Alliance rules that prevent them from doing what Jolla does with Android.