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How much help did Nokia have from the EU?? Sure it was very Finnish, but not clear the EU helped. And it wasn't MS, it was Nokia itself in the face of Apple. I
by kentlyons 5y ago
How much help did Nokia have from the EU?? Sure it was very Finnish, but not clear the EU helped. And it wasn't MS, it was Nokia itself in the face of Apple. I worked at Nokia and saw it first hand.
- darthrupert 5y agoFinland's economy opened up significantly when we joined EU. It's no coincidence that Nokia's success followed soon after.
- riffraff 5y agoEurope gave us GSM[0]. At a time when everyone in Europe had a GSM phone penetration in the US was embarassingly low. It's hard to remember now, but Nokia exploded in the consumer market at a time when mobile phones were still niche in the US. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GSM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GSM
- midasuni 5y agoBack in 2000 everyone and his dog had a payg Nokia 3310 in the U.K. The US was (as always) late to the party, arrived in force, drove everyone else away, then claimed it was their party all along.