Nokia Tries to Reinvent Itself, Again, by Taking Over Alcatel-Lucent

Re:Nokia Tries to Reinvent Itself, Again, by Taking Over Alc... by danieltillett on Tuesday December 01, 2015 @02:25AM (#10654063)

Maybe they should go back to making gumboots [1].

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia

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Re:Nokia Tries to Reinvent Itself, Again, by Taking Over Alc... by ceduic on Tuesday December 01, 2015 @03:29AM (#10654176)

They still do, kinda [1]. The footwear business was spun off from the main company in 1990. [2]

1. http://nokianjalkineet.fi/

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokian_Footwear

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Re:Nokia Tries to Reinvent Itself, Again, by Taking Over Alc... by danieltillett on Tuesday December 01, 2015 @03:52AM (#10654243)

Time to buy it back :)

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Re:Nokia Tries to Reinvent Itself, Again, by Taking Over Alc... by ptaipale on Tuesday December 01, 2015 @07:23AM (#10654800)

With the unrest growing again in Europe, the good old "Nokia Youth Leader" product line (rubber batons for police) also has a market.

http://www.naurulokki.com/kuvat/missa-sana-ei-auta-siella-ta... "When words are not enough, you need NOKIA rubber batons"

(a genuine advert from 1920's)

Knowing a lot of guys in Nokia, they are not too happy about the ALU deal (mostly because of the French connection and experiences) but I see the business sense.

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