As previously reported , the mobile operating system Sailfish allow you to run applications for Android, which will facilitate its spread in the market and make it more interesting solution for vendors. Now CEO Tom Pienimaki Jolla (Tomi Pienimaki) said that Sailfish compatible with Android-devices.

From this it follows that interested users can run OS Sailfish on their Android-powered devices. And such an opportunity will soon enough. According to Tom Pienimaki, China is seen as a major market expansion, because the local population is actively updating the OS on their devices. However, he stressed that the company intends to offer Jolla as the operating system itself, and hardware solutions.

According to the head of the company, Jolla is not going to earn by selling OS Sailfish. Instead, plan to occupy a niche market, and then generate income by using applications, services and advertising.

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Company Jolla reached an important milestone in the development of its platform Sailfish , which is based on the MeeGo operating system and developed a team of enthusiasts who split from Nokia in 2011. Actually, Nokia itself has ceased to be an independent company, becoming a part of the Microsoft . As for Sailfish, then the operating system has got the support of the application for Android, which will facilitate its spread in the market and make it more interesting solution for vendors. At the very least, are sure of the creators of the platform, according to GigaOm .

According to the developers, the environment Sailfish easily run many applications for Android, including such as Instagram , WhatsApp and Spotify . In Jolla sure that the compatibility with Android Sailfish attract the attention of many manufacturers as an alternative to the platforms available on the market. Moreover, the company is already in talks with major Asian vendors who showed interest thanks to the new functionality of the platform.

Sailfish can not use Google Play to download programs, but in China and other eastern regions of the common third-party app stores and they are fully capable to make a good alternative.

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So the idea of ​​creating the company Jolla, which will promote the new mobile platform. To finance its activities were involved partners from Hong Kong and China.

In Jolla MeeGo used as the basis for the operating system Sailfish. At the same time engaged in a startup is not only the development of the program, but also the creation of end mobile devices. As a result, recently launched the first smartphone based on the Sailfish , and its sales to begin in late 2013.

Remaining time Jolla actively used to create the necessary infrastructure. The company is considering for a number of key markets. The most important of these are Europe and China (U.S. companies are also interested, but to begin work now on it is problematic). To promote the devices in China has already signed agreements with trade network D.Phone.

It also reported the opening of a development center Sailfish in Hong Kong. It is planned that the center will allow participants an alliance to work together on improving and promoting the operating system. Another research center is scheduled to open in China.

The success of the mobile platform is largely dependent on the availability of a sufficient number of applications. And the new platform in this parameter has long been inferior to existing solutions.

In Jolla shortage of applications decided to eliminate the possibility of starting with the introduction of existing applications for Android.

However, the owners of smartphones Jolla will not be able to download applications from the store Google Play, for these purposes will be used hand (yet unnamed) solution.

However, developers are actively working to create applications that initially focused on Sailfish. Moreover, the company promises to create a certain number of specific applications for local markets (the list of applications is not reported). Their release will take place simultaneously with the start of sales of smartphones.

Despite the fact that the official release of the smartphone OS Sailfish already taken place, work on it still continues.

By the start of sales expected to make some improvements to the camera module and the thickness of the apparatus can be reduced by 10%.

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