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Shipping Android phones would be probably a smart move for Nokia but I don't think the company wants to be bound to Google that much. Instead of insisting on Symbian, they should have worked on developing a proper Linux-based OS. Maybe is not relevant, but Linus Torvalds is Finnish and the country, even if rather small, has the brain power to do that. Maybe now is too late and probably the Android move would be the s…
maemo?
From the article. "Essentially, Nokia has forgotten how to bring innovative products to market. This is despite a rich R&D base, which has pioneered many of the innovations competitors now feature. Instead, a risk-averse bureaucracy has grown up that stifles innovation – it makes progress slow or non-existent." An old and familiar story. "his diagnosis may be familiar, but the proposals quite radical. ... a bloodbath…
But what does "VP" mean? These titles are distributed pretty liberally, do not have a consistent rank/role across employers, and tend to represent very different things between say the UK, US and Finland. E.g - look at your average investment bank: VP is basically rank-and-file, and form the core group of the people that do the work.
Good Question. At Yahoo (and other places like Intuit) these guys are about two rungs from the CEO. That is the sense in which I used it.
IMO, the problem with Nokia or for that matter MS/Palm/etc is not a lack of innovation but rather a lack of confidence in their innovations.
Palm had confidence in it's innovations and look how that went. It's a very long road from innovation to shipping product - just ask Microsoft's Kin team.
The fact that Nintendo was confident it could sell more Wiis because theirs was more fun and Apple confident about iPhone because theirs was more usable. Nintendo revealing a DSi-esque 3DS when Sony is trying to make PSP more iPhone like etc
It is this confidence that developers want to see when they want to invest in developing for that platform. You cannot lead others when you can't even be confident in yourself.
IMO, the problem with Nokia or for that matter MS/Palm/etc is not a lack of innovation but rather a lack of confidence in their innovations.
Palm had confidence in it's innovations and look how that went. It's a very long road from innovation to shipping product - just ask Microsoft's Kin team.
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Palm had confidence in it's innovations and look how that went. It's a very long road from innovation to shipping product - just ask Microsoft's Kin team.
I like how confident Apple or Nintendo are in their products. Look at Wii- it was launched against more powerful consoles, iPhone was launched when other smartphones were more powerful, had multitasking, copy-paste(!) etc. The fact that Nintendo was confident it could sell more Wiis because theirs was more fun and Apple confident about iPhone because theirs was more usable . Nintendo revealing a DSi-esque 3DS when So…
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Palm had confidence in it's innovations and look how that went. It's a very long road from innovation to shipping product - just ask Microsoft's Kin team.
What went wrong at Palm? I just remember that somehow they didn't ship any interesting hardware for years. Then they came up with a cool operating system, but still no acceptable hardware ("oreo effect"). Still, I think they got a good price for WebOS?
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I like how confident Apple or Nintendo are in their products. Look at Wii- it was launched against more powerful consoles, iPhone was launched when other smartphones were more powerful, had multitasking, copy-paste(!) etc. The fact that Nintendo was confident it could sell more Wiis because theirs was more fun and Apple confident about iPhone because theirs was more usable . Nintendo revealing a DSi-esque 3DS when So…
Especially interesting about the Wii case is that I think Nintendo was presumed to be a lost case before the Wii launch. Not sure how much of what they did was inspired by confidence and how much was just desperation.
When asked about how they felt about their rivals, Iwata responded
"... rather than trying to identify a specific rival and to think about how to fight against it, it is more important for our unique business to always ask ourselves, and try to answer, such questions like "What does it mean to make people interested in something?", "What is worth spending people's time and energy on?", or "What do people find amusement in?" We would be glad if you understand that, as the basis, we are not conscious of any certain rivals."
from here: http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/meeting/100629qa/02....
I don't know whether this is scripted or not, but it was certainly a good read.
Ouch. That sounds like a code base seriously out of control.
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What went wrong at Palm? I just remember that somehow they didn't ship any interesting hardware for years. Then they came up with a cool operating system, but still no acceptable hardware ("oreo effect"). Still, I think they got a good price for WebOS?
Did it have something to do with the way they advertised it?