Re:The new Ford, a Silicon Valley software company
by erikpukinskis on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @09:04PM
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> I know if I ran a car company I would be deathly afraid of becoming another Nokia
It's far worse than that. The top phone manufacturers before Apple were Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, and Blackberry.
These transitions are wrecking entire fields of players. It's not enough to avoid becoming the next Nokia, you have to sprint like hell and pray to Jesus, Allah, and Vishnu that you can become the next Samsung.
And unless you have a major government behind you, odds are you're not the next Samsung.
It's far worse than that. The top phone manufacturers before Apple were Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, and Blackberry.
These transitions are wrecking entire fields of players. It's not enough to avoid becoming the next Nokia, you have to sprint like hell and pray to Jesus, Allah, and Vishnu that you can become the next Samsung.
And unless you have a major government behind you, odds are you're not the next Samsung.