I personally believe that at least one company should manage to take special place in current market (BB10, Jolla, Mozilla, someone else) - I don't want to name it 3rd ecosystem because it is not. My bet is on BB10 and Jolla (BB10 has bigger chances than Jolla, but Jolla might succeed in Europe as well if marketed properly). I personally find Android quite boring/unattractive/wrong and iOS too closed - both as developer and as user.
2b. I guess that's poor interpretation what Jolla says about China. In general Jolla puts a lot of hope/weight in China.
3. Let's wait and see. While betting on China from their side might mean that users will have less freedom not more.
5. My impression is that Hurmola simply not enjoyed being CEO (he found himself more valuable in other position). http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/15/jolla-ceo-switch/
I personally believe that at least one company should manage to take special place in current market (BB10, Jolla, Mozilla, someone else) - I don't want to name it 3rd ecosystem because it is not. My bet is on BB10 and Jolla (BB10 has bigger chances than Jolla, but Jolla might succeed in Europe as well if marketed properly). I personally find Android quite boring/unattractive/wrong and iOS too closed - both as developer and as user.