Sometimes I take my Q10 and Passport from the drawet for nostalgic reasons, yes, there typing was a pleasure
At the end i think how things work is that Jolla provides the very core (simple keyboard, super basic apps), and enthousiasts are the ones who florish with writing/publishing fency apps, such as keyboard apps, or your own screen recorderâŚ
Symbolically, think a bit like those sturdy but bare-bones cores of immutable linux distros, here updated by the company, while flatpak is where everyone publishes apps/patches.
Jolla is really just here to maintain the core, update the software stack, and keep the good work of porting (to xperias, to reeder), and now even assembling a phone.
I personally do not believe it is reasonable/realistic to expect more from Jolla team.
Btw i would also believe its not realistic to believe that the Jolla phone will have a ânewâ model as you hoped, in 2027 and 2028, likely the good old present one will last many years, while getting ironed out software wise 
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So long story short, i think that those fency keyboard updates shall and will come from the community.
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I agree with you on this point. Jolla is trying to involve the community not only in choosing their phones but also in the development process.
Youâre right that Jollaâs small team makes it difficult for them to handle everything by themselves. Trying to do everything internally could slow things down or even push things in the wrong direction. Thatâs why I really enjoy seeing the community filling these gaps and bringing new features.
The reason I want these features to come by default is simple: even if developers create great solutions, not every user will know they exist or how to install and configure them.
Having them available by default without requiring extra effort would be better, especially for beginner users. Of course, the current Jolla user base mostly consists of long-time Linux users, so this issue is not as noticeable right now. But Iâm thinking more about newer and less technical users, which is why I would like to see some of these features included by default.
I think you shouldnât say that. The C2 phone has that â3â symbol during the boot animation, almost as if the next generation would be called 3.
Also, if Iâm not mistaken, around 2 years passed after the C2 before the current model arrived. I actually think thatâs a good thing. Seeing a new device every 3 years or so would be great.
Of course, the software also needs to continue improving and the missing features need to be addressed. Releasing new hardware without making progress on the software side wouldnât make much sense.
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Hand holding is already well covered by Android and iOS.
I want sailfish to remain as it is, something like Niri or Sway, itâs a minimal powershell kind of thing. The user decides. Itâs the only option like that, lets not fuck it up.
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Why? Technology should make things difficult for us; on the contrary, it should make things easier for us. Just look at where those who donât do that are today.
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That would also mean that Sailfish OS will never be an option for the vast majority of people out there - non-technical people. My understanding is that the goal is making Sailfish OS a true European 
alternative to Android and iOS.
Donât get me wrong. I love that Sailfish OS is so easy to tinker with, to develop for. To shoot yourself in the foot if you want to. That option should stay. Making this platform easier to adopt for regular human beings is not contrary to that.
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Why use linux over windows?
Easy is lazy and weak.
Then this operating system will never target ordinary users, because an operating system that people approach expecting simplicity, only to be told, âdeal with all these clunky, deficiency-ridden problems yourself,â will never appeal to mainstream users. And that means if youâre not recognized by ordinary users, youâll never have a meaningful place in the market share. You know what kind of users make up the vast majority of todayâs smartphone market.
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I sure do
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