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Where Is Nokia Now?

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Re: Where Is Nokia Now?

#6
Every time the fall of Nokia is mentioned I always retell the feelings I had sitting in Ruholahti, Helsinki on February 2011- the Friday of my first week at the company; and hearing the news that R&D was shutting down in favour of Windows Phone.

Many considered it an inferior product, many had just lost the work of their lives. Most just went to the bar across the street.

I feel the heart and soul of Nokia, just like those engineers, is off of the main building somewhere. Getting drunk and telling stories of how great things were and could have been.

Re: Where Is Nokia Now?

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Where are they now? Acquiring and aggressively ruining my Withings Body Composition scale, that's where.

Yep... it's amazing they could screw that up. Can anyone recommend a replacement for the Withings scale? All I want it to do is record my weight every time I step on it, send it up to the Internet, and let me view it in my browser and iPhone.

Re: Where Is Nokia Now?

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Where are they now? Acquiring and aggressively ruining my Withings Body Composition scale, that's where.

Yep... it's amazing they could screw that up. Can anyone recommend a replacement for the Withings scale? All I want it to do is record my weight every time I step on it, send it up to the Internet, and let me view it in my browser and iPhone.

As someone who doesn't have familiarity with Withings products but is considering buying one of the Nokia scales - how did they screw it up? What would you want a "smart" scale to do that the Nokia doesn't?

Re: Where Is Nokia Now?

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Where are they now? Acquiring and aggressively ruining my Withings Body Composition scale, that's where.

I stepped on my scales this morning and loaded up my Withing's app to check my charts only to see Nokia branding everywhere. I'm guessing I missed a communication on this, but it still felt a little violating to suddenly transfer my health data to "those phone guys".

Re: Where Is Nokia Now?

#10
It seems that Nokia is trying to make up for their missed shot at smartphones by aiming at every emerging, cool market.

I know Nokia is a strong brand, but I doubt that is the proper way for them to get back to being loved company.

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