Just a few days ago, we reported on Jolla’s push for a new Linux phone, which needed at least 2,000 pre-orders to move forward. Now, only days later, there’s good news: interest in the device has surpassed all expectations.
Jolla’s community-funded smartphone project has cleared its production threshold, securing more than 3,200 pre-orders. The strong response ensures that the new Linux phone, developed under the Do It Together (DIT) model, will move forward into manufacturing, with Batch #1 already sold out and Batch #2 now available.
Exorbitantly costly pre tax, post tax it will be unrealistic.
Fuck it. I would like to have one, but I’m jobless right now and can’t afford it.
Well, I’m a little bummed out about this; i bought the C2 a month ago…
Note they’re pre-selling for the second batch now with a full price of 549€. If you reserved during the weekend, before that text was there you’re in the first batch for 499€
Jolla has updated the page, clarifying the batch totals: batch #1 is the first 2700 orders, batch #2 will be 2000 orders so up to 4700.
I think Jolla was caught by surprise by the amount of demand during the weekend.
I still miss my N9.
I mean, this is great, but it’s dicey to even try a “nonstandard” phone here in Oz (if you could even get this) with network carriers blocking Furios phones and Xperias capable of running Jolla. I wish I could get one of these, maybe someday seeing the demand for this now things will change.
I will get interested if there’s mainline kernel support or at least some work on it. I don’t see the point of buying another phone that’s basically coming with a death sentence out of the box making me unable to get patches once the ancient downstream kernel is no longer maintained.
