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There's a great (and insanely detailed) book on the rise and fall of Symbian by a guy who was there for most, if not all, of the journey: https://www.amazon.co
by gendal 4y ago
There's a great (and insanely detailed) book on the rise and fall of Symbian by a guy who was there for most, if not all, of the journey:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Smartphones-beyond-Lessons-remarkable-Symbian-ebook/dp/B00NAZTCTW https://www.amazon.co.uk/Smartphones-beyond-Lessons-remarkab...
When I say detailed, I mean detailed... David Wood seems to have copies of every email and memo he ever wrote when he was there... and he doesn't hold back when it comes to sharing them.
Required reading for anybody seeking to build a platform business.
- secondcoming 4y agoFind the post in that article by Dennis May. It explains Nokia. The atmosphere in Symbian/Nokia towards the end was really bad.
- t43562 4y agoWell, he was a good talker and he seemed a very decent man but I'm not sure he can be divorced from the problems that it had.
- lproven 4y agoEl Reg has an in-depth review of the book, FWIW. Here is the single-page view: https://www.theregister.com/Print/2014/09/12/blockbuster_book_lays_out_the_first_20_years_of_the_smartphone_wrars/ https://www.theregister.com/Print/2014/09/12/blockbuster_boo...