Thread: Jolla at Slush 2014
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2014-11-23 , 21:17
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Originally Posted by salyavin View Post
On patents a lot of those I would guess would also apply to the tablet which is shipping to the US and Canada.
That is probably true, but one must ask Jolla for the reason (I'm not making it up).

Originally Posted by shmerl View Post
This is a lame excuse, since Jolla are selling their devices independently anyway, so providers are completely irrelevant. Patents are the main reason. And, in US people do buy a lot of devices independently of providers these days.
In my opinion, each of these reasons makes a half of the decision - the provider argument does not apply to the tablet to such extent as to the phone, so that may be the reason to risk it. Don't forget that opening new market is not that easy - you need to secure warranty repairs which may be costly if there's not enough buyers.

Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against the US (quite the opposite as I have spent a good amount of time there). I know the situation with service providers is slowly changing, but it is still very different from Europe. For example, I don't know anyone (!) around me (not a small circle) who would have a cell phone from his/her service provider. Service providers do offer cell phones, but it is just not the habit for most of their customers to buy it from them.

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Originally Posted by shmerl View Post
...since Jolla are selling their devices independently anyway, so providers are completely irrelevant.
You're missing the point. That is the reason. They are mostly (not completely) irrelevant in Europe (and possibly other markets) but not in the US, since the situation is still very much different over there.