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#401
Originally Posted by nthn View Post
Well, with a different interface they aren't really using Sailfish at all.
If they build it on Silica, then they are.
 

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#402
It isn't vaporware after all!

Another new project for Jolla is with Turing Robotics Industries, with whom Jolla has made
a Sailfish OS licensing agreement and is developing the software for the upcoming Turing
smartphone.
Dr. Saarnio continues: “Sailfish OS is already running fast on the Turing phone, and we
are now working together to get all the needed software in place. We at Jolla believe that it
is possible to produce niche target group smart devices in Finland, as Turing is now
planning to do. Our aim is to support them in the best way we can.”
 

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#403
its now dubbed "it can still go to ****-ware"
 

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#404
Originally Posted by nthn View Post
It isn't vaporware after all!
Yeah right, how many times have we heard soon?

It IS wapoware as long as it is not released

And what about sailfishos on fairphone? Just empty talk.
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http://www.zdnet.com/article/ultra-s...june-delivery/

I hadn't realised but they're still saying that phones will ship to customers at end of May, or failing that June.

This has to be a straight up scam.

Does anyone live near enough to the old Nokia factory where they claim to be producing these to see if there are even any lights on?

Also their phone site is STILL down ... think it has been for weeks. Main site is still just a splash. Oh, and to top it off, last update on either Twitter account was August '15.

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#406
if its a scam would Jolla openly support it? seems like a bad move.
 

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Originally Posted by m4r0v3r View Post
if its a scam would Jolla openly support it? seems like a bad move.
I feel the problem for Jolla is TOO MANY things going on too many projects too many empty promises.

They should get focused, get the refund done, get the intex handset released. Rather than indefinitely soon...
 

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Originally Posted by chenliangchen View Post
I feel the problem for Jolla is TOO MANY things going on too many projects too many empty promises.

They should get focused, get the refund done, get the intex handset released. Rather than indefinitely soon...
Don't forget about the special ' device related treat' that is mentioned in the press release.

That's coming soon too.....
 

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#409
Originally Posted by m4r0v3r View Post
if its a scam would Jolla openly support it? seems like a bad move.
It's really hard to see this as anything other than a scam, but there has to be at least something there for Jolla to support it. That being said, Jolla have kept it pretty low key in the scheme of things so I'm very glad that I don't have one of these on order.
 

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#410
Originally Posted by bluefoot View Post
Does anyone live near enough to the old Nokia factory where they claim to be producing these to see if there are even any lights on?
From todays newspaper (translated by me):

Regular afternoon at Microsoft campus in Salo is quiet. Almost ten hectares of parking space contain only handful of cars after Microsoft spun down the operations there.

Behind the fenced zone resides a red plated hall "Nakola" that once was Nokia's production line for experimental mobile phones. US based Turing Robotic Industries acquired the production line this spring and announced that they have begun assembling crowdfunded mobile phones.
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Turing and it's CEO Steve Chao have kept low profile and have given only few interviews. All the secrecy has also raised doubts about the operations.

However, gleaming lights tell that Turing does have activity on site. In their Facebook-pages company promises to deliver first luxury smartphones to customers in May.

"For people in doubt I'd say that patience is a virtue, also in this case", says Antti Rantakokko, mayor of the city of Salo. Mayor has lately ended up commenting the manufacturing as company representatives have been unavailable for comment. Rantakokko has connection to Chao, who he describes as "active communicator" towards the city officials.

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