I can attest to OPs observation. Earlier in the day, I left detailed reasons for Ericsson's decline and laying off 25000 people. Main observation is: Networkin

I can attest to OPs observation. Earlier in the day, I left detailed reasons for Ericsson's decline and laying off 25000 people. Main observation is: Networking is getting commoditized. I too have spent whole career writing C code and don't think there's a new network infra model. In past 25-30 years, it's matured enough to satisfy most of customer needs. I don't see growth here.