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http://www.neowin.net/news/in[....]more-about-the-finnish-company

http://www.amazon.com/Decline-Fall-Nokia-David-Cord/dp/9515233208

It should be a good read..

"What was the most surprising thing you learned about Nokia's history while you did research for the book?"

"The most surprising thing was that Nokia was very rarely caught off-guard. They knew the industry would move towards touchscreens. They knew ecosystems would become all-important and the internet would go mobile. They courted app developers long before Apple or Google. Despite the fact they knew where the industry was going, they were unable to act. Their organizational structure and culture had devolved into this bureaucratic, inward-looking entity. Theirs was not a failure of foresight; it was a failure in execution."


That pretty much sums up the company. They had touch screen Symbian phones before the iPhone was even an idea.. oh well..
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Posted: 2014-04-28 20:51:17
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Siemens
Ericsson
Motorola
Sony Ericsson
NOKIA



New age and now we have new players.Sad to see all the old timers go
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Posted: 2014-04-28 20:57:58
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I used to love Siemens phones
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Posted: 2014-04-28 21:39:46
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If you reverse the order, you will probably be very close to how things were in terms of sales and market share pre-Silicon Valley ..
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Posted: 2014-04-28 22:54:44
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It used to say Nokia




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Posted: 2014-04-29 20:45:28
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i said i never liked nokia. actually there's one exception. lumia 1520. it impress me as all around phablet. too bad it uses windows os. but it's a very good phablet for people who like that os and want a phablet.
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Posted: 2014-04-29 22:19:18
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A lot of history gone here.
The N900 and N9 looked so promising.
If only Nokia could start from scratch again, start small but develop a good OS or continue where they left off with MeeGo... Just wishful thinking.
Can't wait to have spare money, I'm gonna buy all the Nokia flagships and store them for the future...
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Posted: 2014-05-01 20:25:44
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I just keep thinking if Nokia jumped on the Android bandwagon a few years ago they not only would still be here but could even be at the top instead of Samsung. Thanks Elop, thanks alot.
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Posted: 2014-05-01 20:30:38
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He's made his money & had his cake and eat it

http://www.reuters.com/articl[....]o-payout-idUSBREA3T0KD20140430
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Posted: 2014-05-01 20:33:22
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I read that on GSMarena. Can't believe he is getting a massive payout like that when he almost single handedly ruined the company.
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Posted: 2014-05-01 20:37:39
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