FWIW, I feel precisely the same way: the colleagues I've worked with during my tenure at Nokia have been some of the most talented, open, insightful and friendly people I've ever met...and they've been undermined at every step by awful decision-making at higher echelons. Also see the comments on evangelism and hypocrisy.

This all sounds so very close to home. The only difference is that someone at Microsoft had the wisdom and perspective to kill a pointless, failing product/service line.

“Motorola did quite well by jumping on Android’s bandwagon." Some of us have been arguing this for awhile. A-HEM. (I still think Sanjay Jha is an idiot.)

That cringe-inducing headline really says it all, despite Nokia's earlier 800-series slates. We used to have a saying in PSYOP: "Perception *is* reality."

A call to action, maybe even to arms.

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This is a point I'm constantly trying to make at work, to no avail. The guy is a little tendentious in places, but hits the nail on the head over and over again. Sigh.

Steve's piece from, what, 1999. I remember reading this in something close to awe. How the worm turns.

The correct idea, maybe even named correctly...but implemented with typical hamfistedness. ("Use Nokia Point & Find to generate new leads, drive participation, and hit your market potential in a pioneering, new way"? HURL.)

Apologies for the Engadget link. See comments, though.

(Ironically enough, the weapon used to make this image is big brother to <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/studies_and_observations/11852881/">the one I used to own</a>. PS AT LEAST IT'S NOT AN S60 DEVICE.)

Discount the flattery, but do listen to this...it's a fun conversation. In Part 1 (of 2), we discuss the zine tradition, corporate Situationism, whether people need to be afraid of ubiquitous computing, and a whole bunch more.

Via Tom Jenkins. I largely agree with the concerns raised here, although it's curious that Forbes can't yet distinguish between "software" and "user interface."

I like the way this lad puts things.

More maximum tastiness from Timo.

Via Jones. Yes, but...

More to the point, can Jan?

Yay!

Piquant look at Nokia's retail experience vs. Apple's, toe-to-toe across Regent St.

Like Nike Considered, but for mobile devices. Very important. Now if UIs were just as modular...Also: Hi Younghee!

Yes.

God, I admire Matt's restraint. In similar circumstances, I have no doubt I'd have launched on warning. Good to see him writing again, too.