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Nokia Design Archive (2025)

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  1. r_lee · · focus · HN ↗
    I think browsing this gives you a good idea of why Nokia failed. they really thought they had it all figured out and it was now time to lay back and just try out random shit.

    they would never have the same kind of focus or philosophy as Apple, nor the willpower to pivot to real smartphones and a proper OS for them

    1. adev_ · · focus · HN ↗
      > they really thought they had it all figured out and it was now time to lay back.

      You mean like Apple today ?

      The Apple watch is from 2015.

      What new product Apple produced since Tim Cook took over ?

      The iPhone Duo ? Ironically it has quite a smell of Nokia N95 all over again.

      1. r_lee · · focus · HN ↗
        no, if they were like Nokia, they'd be desperately trying to make everything and new versions of things

        instead they're refining their existing products until they can come up with a hit. although I'm not sure the iPhone Duo is gonna be a hit

        there's simply not that much innovation going on these days, there was a lot more low-hanging fruit in the early 2000s

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