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> ...are largely same group of people who ultimately led to Nokias downfall. I think the people who ultimately led to Nokias downfall worked at 1 Infinite Loop

> ...are largely same group of people who ultimately led to Nokias downfall. I think the people who ultimately led to Nokias downfall worked at 1 Infinite Loop where the iPhone was developed. Prior to the iPhone, Symbian was the dominant "smartphone" OS in Europe, or at least competitive with Blackberry, but the carriers shut Nokia out of the high-end phone market in America. I think Elop's strategy was to win over the American carriers/market but the strategy backfired and accelerated the exodus to iPhone/Android in Europe while not gaining a foothold elsewhere. Apple left the door open for one or more alternative smartphone vendors. Nokia and Blackberry dropped the ball and Google filled the gap with Android that Verizon marketed splendidly. I'm not sure if Elop's strategy could ever have worked but it certainly had no chance when both Nokia's employees and customer base resented the approach. I have not read the book so I'm not sure if my views mesh with what was written there.

Multicomp 6y ago
> Nokia and Blackberry dropped the ball and Google filled the gap with Android that Verizon marketed splendidly. Agreed wholeheartedly. If you want to know more about Verizon's kingmaking process to go all in with Droid over their previous partner RIM, see the book 'Losing the Signal', an excellent read on the rise and fall of RIM.
chithanh 6y ago
> I think the people who ultimately led to Nokias downfall worked at 1 Infinite Loop where the iPhone was developed. I always found those reports about the iPhone causing Nokias downfall to be not credible. Nokia's vast majority of sales were in price segments where the iPhone didn't even compete. The iPhone destroyed its North American competitors at that time, Blackberry, Palm, etc. Nokia was clearly destroyed by Android. Surveys at that time found Nokia customers mass defecting to Samsung and other Android vendors. > I think Elop's strategy was to win over the American carriers/market A foolish plan, something Nokia never had accomplished even in the heyday of Symbian, when it dominated the rest of the world..

Multicomp 6y ago

> Nokia and Blackberry dropped the ball and Google filled the gap with Android that Verizon marketed splendidly. Agreed wholeheartedly. If you want to know more about Verizon's kingmaking process to go all in with Droid over their previous partner RIM, see the book 'Losing the Signal', an excellent read on the rise and fall of RIM.

chithanh 6y ago

> I think the people who ultimately led to Nokias downfall worked at 1 Infinite Loop where the iPhone was developed. I always found those reports about the iPhone causing Nokias downfall to be not credible. Nokia's vast majority of sales were in price segments where the iPhone didn't even compete. The iPhone destroyed its North American competitors at that time, Blackberry, Palm, etc. Nokia was clearly destroyed by Android. Surveys at that time found Nokia customers mass defecting to Samsung and other Android vendors. > I think Elop's strategy was to win over the American carriers/market A foolish plan, something Nokia never had accomplished even in the heyday of Symbian, when it dominated the rest of the world..