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by jggonz 4594 days ago
> Probably hasn't been getting much attention because so far it is vaporware (until you can actually buy a device, it's not all that interesting

I think having other "Android"-compatible phones out there is very interesting. The more options there are for the consumer, the better off we are. Take a look at the iPhone vs Android scene. If it weren't for other options being available, we'd still be living with 3.5" LCDs and a completely closed-source operating system.

Btw, you could call any product vaporware at some point. (take a look at kickstarter and other crowdfunding sites. most of those products are in some form vaporware, yet lots of people now know the Pebble, Oculus Rift... etc...)
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Angostura 4594 days ago
> I think having other "Android"-compatible phones out there is very interesting.

It would be interesting if I understood what particular problem it solves, which I don't really.

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adamors 4593 days ago
> Sailfish OS, a truly open mobile operating system
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dotBen 4594 days ago
"More options are better for the consumer:" not if you consider fragmentation. While this runs Android apps, it's not clear if it's fully/"acid" compliant and the risk is Sailfish's flavor of Android is a black-sheep stepchild of Android that doesn't always run Android apps properly.

"BTW you can call any product vaporware" - not really. The iPhone wasn't vaporware as it was never officially mentioned before it was released. Android was launched pretty early on with the G1, etc.

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kryptiskt 4594 days ago
> The iPhone wasn't vaporware as it was never officially mentioned before it was released.

iPhone was announced on January 9 2007 and went on sale June 29 the same year.

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