I agree with this.

I bought my Jolla because I thought it was the best hope of us getting a sucessor to the N900 (and not the N9). It's unfortunate that Jolla saw the future of Meego as being closer to the N9 rather the N900. While Harmattan and Sailfish both do a lot things well, there just isn't enough there to differentiate them from what exists in Apple/Google land.

For me, going into 2016, I would (and I think many others would) like to see Sailfish go in this type of direction.

1. Firstly open source the entire project. Right now there is simply nothing to lose. The OS isn't really wanted anyway, but by opening it up completely, we can allow it to be supported and built upon. It should be a lot easier for the community to contribute to the OS than what it is now.
2. Move the OS development back towards a more Maemo type desktop environment. Like someone else said - Maemo was so fcukin' close to being where most users wanted it to be. It still has the hardcore nucleus of support. The only question is - is that support enough?
3. Keep Android support. Yes, I know this is despised by many, but imagine if you had the power of the N900 but also the flexibility to support Android? That is absolutely huge.
4. Jolla's ability to use native Android HW drivers is critical, it's a no brainer to continue to leverage this.
5. Avoid getting into HW. There is no money to be made from hardware due to the commoditized market and let's be honest - the Jolla phone wasn't particularly good. I like the Cyanogenmod perspective on this - let the Chinese cut each others throats trying to make the devices. Focus on getting a tested/certified build for maybe 2-3 popular devices. I would also look at IOT as someone else suggested - Raspberry Pi a perfect place to get Sailfish running on.
6. Consider a new revenue model. Windows 10 for devices is apparently ad-supported. Maybe we could offer Sailfish that was certified on a device (i.e. a Moto G) for free but supported by ads? The second alternative is a subscription based model. Perhaps a yearly payment for the OS and updates? I'd happily pay $10-$20 a year for Sailfish if I could run it on a cheap $80 Moto G.

The only problem in all this is that if Jolla (the company) does go pop - then surely we're back in the same boat as Maemo was (massive chunks of the OS being closed source and lost).