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People reflashing devices is not "all users", and that leaves open a few possibilities. For users, a far better user interface (still prefer the user interface

People reflashing devices is not "all users", and that leaves open a few possibilities. For users, a far better user interface (still prefer the user interface of the N9 over android one), a new app ecosystem (work most android apps, plus jolla native/meego/mer ones, maybe will be a compatibility layer to run ubuntu touch/tizen ones, and as it is based on qt/qml, probably will be easy to port BB10 ones too. And of course, ports of linux apps in general (the N900 had a lot of them) For Jolla is, of course, improving installed base, enabling people to try, or even improve the OS, and generate a critical mass of developers and fans that will make the rest of potential users to see with good eyes the phones with jolla built in. Remember, part of android success was that people was able to install cyanogenmod in their old windows phones. If this is more efficient than android giving new life to old android phones could give enough visibility to the new OS.

laureny 13y ago
> Remember, part of android success was that people was able to install cyanogenmod in their old windows phones. Not really, no. Only a tiny fraction of Android users even know what cyanogen mod is, let alone install it on their phone. That's not at all what made Android successful.
- TsiCClawOfLight 13y ago
  He's referring to the beginning, were geeks were still important for android.
- fidotron 13y ago
  A tiny fraction of hundreds of millions still works out in the millions. The number of people that modify Android devices is really quite astonishing.
salient 13y ago
But the Jolla phone doesn't actually use the N9 interface, does it? I personally think it's a pretty ugly and outdated interface, but each to their own. I like Ubuntu Touch more at least aesthetics wise. Android KitKat is prettier than both.
- donatzsky 13y ago
  Not directly, no. But it's still clearly inspired by it.
frozenport 13y ago
Installing Android on old Windows mobile phones rarely counts in market share as most market share data comes ftom phone purchases . The obvious success is the low cost and OEM and carrier support despite iOSs better appstore. When I went to Android in 2010 it was over 300$ cheaper because I didn't need to pay the AT&T iphone'fine' and got unlimited data from another carrier.

laureny 13y ago

> Remember, part of android success was that people was able to install cyanogenmod in their old windows phones. Not really, no. Only a tiny fraction of Android users even know what cyanogen mod is, let alone install it on their phone. That's not at all what made Android successful.

TsiCClawOfLight 13y ago
He's referring to the beginning, were geeks were still important for android.
fidotron 13y ago
A tiny fraction of hundreds of millions still works out in the millions. The number of people that modify Android devices is really quite astonishing.

salient 13y ago

But the Jolla phone doesn't actually use the N9 interface, does it? I personally think it's a pretty ugly and outdated interface, but each to their own. I like Ubuntu Touch more at least aesthetics wise. Android KitKat is prettier than both.

donatzsky 13y ago
Not directly, no. But it's still clearly inspired by it.

frozenport 13y ago

Installing Android on old Windows mobile phones rarely counts in market share as most market share data comes ftom phone purchases . The obvious success is the low cost and OEM and carrier support despite iOSs better appstore. When I went to Android in 2010 it was over 300$ cheaper because I didn't need to pay the AT&T iphone'fine' and got unlimited data from another carrier.