Difficult question or responsibility if you want, as the hardware quality is surely a step down from Nokia. (how could it be different)
And without radio TX and IR remote or official other halves to support those and other features such as pro camera the included features are quite basic to gadget lovers.

So the answer is: Jolla is worth it if you are interested in an OS that is ... (fill in some reasons why we are still hanging here)

Software is the important factor here. I really wasn't in the market for a light and fragile candybar touch phone that one can twist to death easily.
But for the less than ubernerd early adopter there was no other option to get a decent running Sailfish OS without hassle.

If Jolla would have offered Sailfish for download to work on certain other hardware I might have paid myself already 3 licenses, undoubtedly providing more profit to Jolla than they could ever get out of selling me a single Jolla HW + Sailfish OS.
Especially knowing that I have sent the device already 3 times back (SIM, speaker, ...) before having it finally stabilized. Not counting the paper under battery fix as an issue.
Note that I did not complain once on Jolla together forum and that I have been very kind and understanding to Jolla support staff who on their turn were very kind and handling each complaint correctly. Because this is a small company and I am aware that they had to outsource the hardware and will learn from their(or their OEM manfucaturer's) mistakes I don't care about the HW child diseases.


What worries me is the slow pace at which Sailfish spreads to other, newer and better hardware.
And that doesn't need to be hardware with Jolla printed on. Again, sell me an OS that boots on Samsung / Motorola / LG xyz and a few "revived, inspired , powered by Jolla "stickers to stick on the back and I am more than pleased.

It is clear that Samsung realizing the Android + app create download ecosystem is a concept about to loose its freshness soon but is messing up with (propriety) Tizen. Jump in the gap, Jolla, offer something cooler than a Samsung with Tizen.

There is China looking for alternatives to iOS and Android, would it be hard to start communication with the Chinese authorities involved and to overcome to have Sailfish Jolla company audited in a bid to be allowed to deliver an out of the box solution to fill this gap? China has the empty hardware to sell back.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...0GO08H20140824

Seriously I am all for purchasing a mobile OS to run on widespread recyclable hardware like a Google Nexus first.

That is what Jolla should do. I am not interested in their strategy being more communicated at official JollaOy press conferences but rather say what I as a customer expect from them.

I hope this could generate some cash and buy time to allow Jolla leverage to come with an own and this time superior hardware design when time is ripe. It works for Microsoft