Correct. He who pays the piper calls the tune.

But I think you are forgetting one thing. The hand that feeds Jolla is not yours. The grand total contribution to the tablet project plus all the phones sold thus far was enough to sustain Jolla for about 6 months (based on an optimistic estimate of 30k phones sold for the average price of €300, the reality is probably a bit lower).

That means Jolla has a much bigger hand that feeds it. This is the hand they cannot afford to gamble with. If the owner of that hand says screw Dave, Jolla asks in what position.