How Nokia's 14 Years of Mobile Supremacy Ended in an Afternoon

Nokia's 14 Years of Mobile-Phone Supremacy Ended in an Afternoon

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How Nokia's 14 Years of Mobile Supremacy Ended in an Afternoon

I explore how Nokia dominated the global market with iconic devices like the 3310 and 1100 before the smartphone era arrived. Despite recognizing the iPhone threat within 24 hours, internal hesitation and a focus on physical buttons delayed their multitouch response. This story reveals how a cultural phenomenon lost its grip on the world, selling its division to Microsoft for pennies.

"Today, Apple is reinventing the phone."

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