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minus-squareSamskara@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoBlackberry and Nokia were so slow to react to the iPhone, it was painful to watch.
minus-squarepdxfed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-21 day agoAnd then, to bring us full circle to OP, Microsoft made it’s strategic acquisition of Nokia long after they had squandered enviable market share to Apple and Google 😂 https://www.theverge.com/2016/5/25/11766540/microsoft-nokia-acquisition-costs
minus-squarerottingleaf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoTheir stuff was better, but disadvantaged by public perception. A perfect storm one can say.
Blackberry and Nokia were so slow to react to the iPhone, it was painful to watch.
And then, to bring us full circle to OP, Microsoft made it’s strategic acquisition of Nokia long after they had squandered enviable market share to Apple and Google 😂 https://www.theverge.com/2016/5/25/11766540/microsoft-nokia-acquisition-costs
Their stuff was better, but disadvantaged by public perception. A perfect storm one can say.