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Jolla splits hardware and software business to focus on Sailfish OS
Four years after ex-Nokia employees forming the new company, Jolla is splitting up into two: Licensing the Sailfish OS is the main focus, while hardware will be handled by another group.
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I've got mixed feelings about this. If I was in a position to buy the tablet just to play with the OS I totally would have. The hardware looked beautiful. I've been interested in the OS for quite awhile as well. I suppose the silver lining here is that I might get a tailor made version of the OS (for the nexus 7 or 5) without having to buy new hardware.
I'm pretty excited about it, mostly because I really like the idea of more mobile operating system choices to choose from. I feel groups like Sailfish and Tizen stand more of a chance if their respective companies focus more on the software.