This will definitely make Sailfish a considerably more enticing option for manufactures that would usually think long and hard before getting involved with a new OS. And Androids sheer popularity, while a part of the equation, is hardly the sole reason for OEMs abstinence from experimenting – as great as the OS itself may be, in the end its only as good as its app ecosystem is extensive. In the case of Jolla and its nascent Sailfish OS, the aforementioned problem should prove to be much less of an issue, seeing as the company is already boasting that ultra-popular apps such as Spotify, WhatsApp and Instagram are fully functional on Sailfish. This has the potential to convince quite a few more manufacturers to give Sailfish a spin.
As is to be expected – its not all good. While Jollas brainchild wont have app developers code their titles from scratch, the Finnish company says that the Play Store wont be available. Instead, Jolla will be working with third party app stores, which are pretty popular in places like China (which, incidentally, is a market Jolla is specifically targeting), but not nearly as much in the West.
Jolla also didnt miss the opportunity to mention Nokia and its recent deal with Microsoft, and, naturally, attempt to make the best of it:
"Due to extremely positive feedback and increased demand in the past weeks, we are offering another pre-order opportunity for our second production batch later this week through jolla.com. This will be targeted to Finnish customers who want to express their passion for the Finnish mobile industry,” said Tomi Pienimäki, CEO of Jolla.
In case you didnt know, Fins, naturally, havent taken the news that the company that has turned into a sort of national symbol has been sold off very well. As you probably guessed, this means that Jolla will have the opportunity to swoop in and fill the vacuum left behind – after all, the company is made up of Nokia refugees.
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