Where are they now? Acquiring and aggressively ruining my Withings Body Composition scale, that's where.
What did they change?
Where Is Nokia Now?
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#32Where 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.
I have the Fitbit scale which works well for that.
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#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
Even if you use a pencil you still have one more step that on a smart scale! You said the advantage was it's faster and it isn't.
You'd think, but the setup and configuration on these things can take forever. And nevermind the things that can and occasionally do go wrong and need fixing.
And my Withings scale needs its 4xAA batteries replaced a couple of times a year. Wifi power, I guess.
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#34Some of the most talented people I have ever met in my 30 years in IT worked at Nokia (USA and Finland). There was something about the culture there that just made it an incredible place to work for everyone. An environment where people were treated with dignity and respect and rewarded with generosity. The Fins are incredibly hard working and talented along with their US counterparts. I imagine any company that hire…
That feeling is called socialism.
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#35Where are they now? Acquiring and aggressively ruining my Withings Body Composition scale, that's where.
What did they mess up? I have one and all I noticed is that the iPhone app got an update that imparts a cleaner UI design, reminiscent of Nokia's golden age (i.e. Marko-Ahtisaari-esque).
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#36Where are they now? Acquiring and aggressively ruining my Withings Body Composition scale, that's where.
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#37Every 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…
I've talked to a lot of passionate ex-Nokia people, here in Helsinki.
I recently waited for a couple of months to try and buy one of the new Nokia 6 android phones. It took so long that I ended up with a MotoG instead. It's been years since I actually owned a Nokia phone, but I have fond memories, and the technical staff always seemed very competent, passionate, and thorough.
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#38This article confused me on the reality of today's 'Nokia' phones. The recently released and 'back to basics' phones are not legitimate Nokia in my estimation, they are some generic OEM phones with a Nokia label slapped on them. I am not sure why this badge engineering bugs me, to make me think they are not real Nokia. More generally, why is it that badge engineering sometimes is seen as okay and sometimes not? To ta…
Has there been innovation in car brands? Apart from electric batteries, a lot of minor unimportant stuff.
Compare that to computers which have changed dramatically in a short amount of time.
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#39Nokia bought Alcatel-Lucent who previously bought Timetra which was a silicon valley start up that at one time was meant to compete with Cisco, a pretty bold move for sure. They had some pretty amazing stuff (IMHO) but I think one acquisition after another ruined them, sad I think.
Wait, Microsoft owns bell labs now? That's pretty weird.
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#40Funny just yesterday I was discussing Nokia history. As a simple westerner I only new Nokia telco, early GSM glory and recent demise. But Nokia was founded in the 19th century, dealing with wood and rubber. Later they moved into military equipment and telco.
They also did consumer electronics (VHS, TV) and PCs (desktop and laptops) using sub brands though.