Dear L_a_g, your vision of reward-based crowdfunding is problematic, to say the least. [Let me say straight away that I did not invest in the tablet, so my resentment is non existent. I own a jolla phone, and am mesmerised by sailfish os, so you could consider me a fan]. However, to invest in a crowdfunding campaign is not to bet in a casino. Nor is it to invest in a company: it is an investment in a project. Here, backers invested in the production and delivery of the jolla tablet, not in jolla in general. Of course, kickstarter investments are not legally protected, and it has happened that some successful campaigners ran away with the money. The only safeguard we have is then reputation costs. Whether you like it or not, Jolla has to overcome criticism ofmincompetence, or suspicions that it divested into other projects the funds received, period (to speak like you). So, to recognise errors in the management of the project is a start. To be fully transparent about how the money was used is another step. To invoke the risk inherent to financial investments in general, like you do, is exactly the opposite route to reestablishing trust in Jolla. Do you really want to sink the dinghy?
Jolla announces Sailfish Africa – the Sailfish OS mobile ecosystem for Africa
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