Can Jolla become next Nokia?

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Nokia was once the pride of the Finland when they were in power a dozen years as the largest mobile phone manufacturer in the world. Now, Nokia collapsed which led to its acquisition by Microsoft.

Nokia does overdo legendary name in Finland. Nokia considered helping the country emerge from the downturn in an economic crisis that hit in the 1990s.

“Nokia is a symbol of the Finland economic recovery. For us, Nokia represents resurrection and new possibilities. Generally people have no emotional connection to the company, but Nokia so, due to the significance of national pride really powerful, “said Professor Marrku Kuisma from Helsinki University.

Sales of Nokia at Microsoft were greeted with deep disappointment by the people of Finland. But now, there is a new Finnish handset vendor is expected to follow in the footsteps glory Nokia.

The company named Diego who happens also founded by former employees of Nokia. They have just released the first mobile phone that is also named Diego, with a price of USD 399.

In the pre orders, as many as 136 companies have already ordered tens of thousands of mobile phone operating system based Jolla Sailfish. Sailfish is a modification of the OS Meego Nokia abandoned because of the switch to Windows Phone.

“This is a product that introduces our company's view of how it was supposed to be a mobile phone. We hope to be able to sell millions of units, “said Antti Saarnio, Chairman Jolla.

It feels, is still a very long way to go if you want to succeed Jolla in the mobile market is highly dominated by Android and iPhone. But who knows, one day they can prosper and become the new pride of Finland.

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