It almost seemed like a fairy tale, with Jolla successfully funding not one but two Jolla Tablet crowdfunding campaigns, raking in thousands of dollars in the process. After a more or less prestigious Jolla smartphone, there was very little doubt that the Finnish startup would be able to deliver. It seems that things were too good to be true, however, and now Jolla is officially confirming the writing on the wall. The Jolla Tablet dream is no more and only the remaining 540 units in stock will be shipped. The rest, instead, will get refunds.
Jolla co-founder and board chair Antii Saarnio goes to great lengths to explain the long, almost dramatic series of unfortunate events that landed Jolla in this undesirable situation. Despite the crowdfunding's resounding success in early 2015, Jolla immediately encountered problems in the supply chain. Call it wishful thinking, overestimation, or maybe even pride, but Jolla thought it could ride it all with minimal delay.
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This is too bad that Jolla decided to discontinue their tablet so soon. But, I feel most people these days would rather buy a cheaper $50-100 Amazon Kindle Fire tablet from Amazon, or a tablet from a brand like Apple, Nvidia, Asus, and Samsung.
Jolla co-founder and board chair Antii Saarnio goes to great lengths to explain the long, almost dramatic series of unfortunate events that landed Jolla in this undesirable situation. Despite the crowdfunding's resounding success in early 2015, Jolla immediately encountered problems in the supply chain. Call it wishful thinking, overestimation, or maybe even pride, but Jolla thought it could ride it all with minimal delay.
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This is too bad that Jolla decided to discontinue their tablet so soon. But, I feel most people these days would rather buy a cheaper $50-100 Amazon Kindle Fire tablet from Amazon, or a tablet from a brand like Apple, Nvidia, Asus, and Samsung.
