This doesn't mean that Jolla is leaving hardware fans completely in the lurch. It still plans to deliver the Jolla Tablet to crowdfunding backers, but Saarnio says that there are "supply issues" for some parts that are holding things back. While that won't do much to assuage supporters (you were supposed to have it in your hands back in May), this at least addresses some of the uncomfortable silence in recent weeks.

So who's licensing the software? Jolla isn't offering a list, but it says its biggest successes so far have been in India and Russia. We know that some rumors of big deals aren't true, though. Saarnio recently denied claims that Russia is developing its own mobile OS based on Sailfish, and Yota has shot down talk of Sailfish-powered YotaPhones. As such, this is more likely about the overall business than one or two major customers.