[otuutti]

No. Jolla is a bunch on ex- Nokia people who wanted to keep working on their then-current project.

Nokia allegedly started working on N1 when Microsoft deal went through.

[seanmcdirmid]

I've heard the N1 is mostly Foxconn with some software (zlauncher) and industrial design from Nokia.

[mempko]

sounds like every apple product.

[dagw]

Well no. Foxconn only does manufacturing for Apple. In this case Foxconn also handles sales and distribution and even much of the actual electronics/hardware design. Think of it as Nokia is to Foxconn as Nexus is to Asus/LG/Motorola