Nokia Consultant Says Stephen Elop, Windows Phone A Monumental Mistake

AppAdvice writes, On this blustery Fourth of July, most Americans are hard at work leisure celebrating their country’s precious independence. Fitting, then, that on this same day, it comes to light that Nokia’s disastrous decision to bring in Stephen Elop as CEO was directly tied to the brand’s own desire for (and vision of) freedom. The hire, which industry big-shot Jean-Louis Gassée considers a considerable mistake, was done, he says, out of Nokia’s fear of “losing control over their destiny.” In an interview with Computing, Gassée — a former Apple executive and...

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