Correct, thats why Jolla does not focus on consumers direktly but tries to license to 3rd parties with special interest.


also correct, only the past Linux projects lacked a proper ui as biggest "selling point" to casual users.
History shows that attractive UIs can not be born by FOSS projects (too many cooks pradigm), so my hope is still on Jolla to glance in that special field on a "possibly" long run.


As we all where. I for my part realized that my hopes where based on false assumptions and "Dunning Kruger Effect". Sure it all looks like an easy task for us Armchair CEOs. Until you try to do business yourselfe...


Maan, you lost me here. Please do not spread a onesided view.
As this is the case with most political views, please just leave them out of technical discussions completely.

If you base your business on licensing your os worldwide, minus usa, there are not many attractive markets left but china, russia and the african and south american continent. As you said. the smartphonemarket is already settled, and this much more in the us and europe than in other parts of the world. Maybe those that are "some years behind" in developement by "western" standards yield many more chances for business than the ones we are familiar with?