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Nokia's Bad Call on Smartphones (wsj.com)
9 points by scriptproof on July 19, 2012 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


The sum of bad moves from Nokia is atonishing! iPhone-like in 2000, Meego replaced by WP are some examples.


"Shortly after taking the job, Mr. Elop scrapped work on Nokia's homegrown smartphone software and said the company would use Microsoft Corp.'s MSFT +2.66% Windows mobile operating system. By doing so, he was able to deliver a new line of phones to compete with the iPhone in less than a year, much quicker than if Nokia had stuck with its own software, he says."

I keep hearing Elop saying this, but what the hell is he talking about? The N9 was available like a year before they even got their first WP7 product out.




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