Google Stats: Sailfish OS Vs Other New OS ?
Courtesy of Jolla, I just thought it would be interesting to show the Google News search stats for Jolla Sailfish against some other ‘up-and-coming’ OS’s.
The below graphs/charts show Jolla is one of the most searched of the new operating systems even ahead of W8, BB10 and some others which have been on the scene for a much longer time!
OS Search Results
Considering Jolla haven’t even shown off their OS yet, this just goes to show what momentum the team have behind them and how many people are interested in the Jolla story.
OS Search Results
The only OS which seems to have a bigger piece of the pie is WebOS which ironically, like MeeGo, was also unceremoniously dropped by the company (HP) who were supposed to be steering it.
Which OS do you think has the best chance of getting close to Android/IOS ?
My (somewhat predictable) prediction based on what the team already achieved at Nokia with Maemo/MeeGo, is that Jolla Sailfish will trample all over the competition! hehe 
Good to see its gaining momentum…
I think webOS appears mostly because of the recent release of _Open_ webOS 1.0 which is, as Joola, a revival of an abandonned OS.
But I’m glad Jolla appears in a fine second place.
If Jolla supports the N9 as a valid upgrade, it will be better than Open webOS which doesn’t support the original webOS devices or Win8 which is not supported on most (all?) WinPhone7 devices.
Yes you are right about WebOS, but unfortunately it cannot be promised about N9 compatibility either…. Let’s first let Jolla focus on making the best OS and handset they can – I’m sure the community can make the rest happen if necessary.
The fact is that in both the others, the non-compatibility is already definitive so “it could happen…” is enough.
It remains to be seen how easy it will be for the community to port Jolla/Sailfish OS to N9.
Indications are that Jolla/MeR will try to make that as easy as possible, but there’s no promise, Jolla’s focus MUST be on it’s own device/s.
The N9/950 is Nokia’s problem/legacy….
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Personally I feel one significant issue is company loyalty. While obviously thr N9 is not a Jolla product “everyone” is by now aware of Jollas origins. So how is this relevant? My answer is that one of Nokias cardinal sins is to “give up”, i.e. forget the existing base of N9/symbian users, in an attempt to have everyone buy new WP8 sets. Even worse is giving up on support. Many are angry, annoyed and dissappointed. Ignoring these buyers, not reaching out to them for instance in terms of compatibilty may yet turn out to be incredibly short sighted in terms of brand image, as well as losing future sales. Obviously Nokia doesn’t care. Can Jolla afford to go down that same road?
The N9 although lovely (I use one) is old kit and was when it came out. It is also kit belonging to another company (Nokia). Jolla is not Nokia and cannot be held responsible for Nokia products. If you bought an N9, you new the score. I certainly did and bought one anyway.
There is no financial advantage to Jolla making Sailfish for the N9, nor does it make any financial sense to make development for it any kind of priority. However, if they make it easy to port then great! The N9 may live a bit longer.
Lets look forward to what comes next, not back to what might have been before the Microsoft shill, Elop, took over. Who knows, if Nokia survive the Microsoft/Elop disaster (and there is no gurantee they will), they may need Meego/Sailfish again.
If you bought an N9, you *knew the score. (I hate bad spelling)