[distances]

I also got the first Jolla phone, but I had a different experience. I found it somewhat unintuitive to use (lots of misswipes, and unclear what you could swipe and when), but my main gripe was the UI style. It was a disappointment after the absolutely gorgeous Meego UI in N9.

I used it for two weeks, switched to Android, and started learning Android development.

I probably started with unrealistic expectations, and I obviously don't want to belittle their work, but I think there are good reasons it flopped even in it's native market in Finland after the early excitement.

In any case it was a small miracle that such a small company managed to create and ship an independent Linux smartphone with their completely own UI to general public, with a full set of basic requirements from a browser and app store to a calculator and email app. An amazing feat.

[jcelerier]

Interesting, to this day I remember the Jolla as the only phone I ever had that I actively enjoyed using