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Jolla means "light boat" in Finnish. I guess it's a tongue in cheek for the Elop's burning platform speech, where Jolla is the light boat getting a away from it
by enra 13y ago
Jolla means "light boat" in Finnish. I guess it's a tongue in cheek for the Elop's burning platform speech, where Jolla is the light boat getting a away from it.
(Agree that for global products, people should prefer names that are easier to pronounce)
- smartaleckkill 13y agoIt also occurred to me that with Nokia's history as a rubber manufacturer they're bound to have made rubber rafts at some point (which would indeed be called `jolla'). Or I could be completely overreading this...
- pimeys 13y agoThey made, and are still making excellent rubber boots. http://www.prisma.fi/tuotekuvat//large/71/1bz60y0a4pi3kq31.jpg http://www.prisma.fi/tuotekuvat//large/71/1bz60y0a4pi3kq31.j... But jolla is a small boat.