Comments on: Beleaguered Nokia, already at junk status, lowered further by Fitch

By: hannahjs

hannahjs — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 21:51:40 +0000

I heard that was falling, too

By: Now, Now...

Now, Now... — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 21:39:04 +0000

I wonder if Elop graduated from the Steve Ballmer School of CEO Management where at graduation ceremony, “Pomp and Circumstances” music is not played but rather the phrase, “I like our strategy! I like it a lot.” is played over and over again.

By: twilightmoon

twilightmoon — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 19:42:34 +0000

The company was hosed before he came in. The previous 2 geniuses ruined the company. Eliot did what he could do but I doubt anyone could have saved them in the shape that they were in.

Kind of sad.

By: dinjin201

dinjin201 — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 18:31:48 +0000

IMO, android is lower than junk.

Despite the limited success of windows phone 7, Microsoft actually TRIED to do something original for once, whereas google just copied apple.

So… IMO iOS >>>>>> WP7 > Junk > Android.

By: iCupertino

iCupertino — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 18:29:58 +0000

Don’t forget about the Skype…

By: Gregg Thurman

Gregg Thurman — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 18:01:19 +0000

MSFT just posted its first ever quarterly loss, due to a write down on a bad investment (there are several waiting in the wings to be written off).

The $1 BILLION that MSFT invested in Nokia may soon be written off as well.

Could we see a string of reported quarterly losses coming MSFT’s way?

By: peterblood71

peterblood71 — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:59:27 +0000

Don’t feel too much sympathy for Nokia. They didn’t exactly push the envelope all those years. They weren’t all that concerned about the user experience. All of the phone manufacturers were so complacent and behind in what was possible someone like Apple could “just walk right in and take over.” Let that be a warning to any tech company not to get too comfortable. The guy who will put you out of business could be just around the corner.

By: Jeff iI

Jeff iI — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:47:47 +0000

As an early adopter of RPN calcs, that really hurts! My trusty 15-yo HP-32s is still my computational workhorse.

By: chefpastry

chefpastry — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:33:17 +0000

It’s not Elop’s fault. He’s doing precisely what was expected of him. The true culprit is the board of directors for actually hiring Elop.

By: Angelus520

Angelus520 — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:31:42 +0000

I know they’re toast, especially after being suckered by M$, but it’s sad that they couldn’t put out better product lately. I used their phones exclusively for over 15 years before I got my iPhone 3GS. For their day they were pretty decent phones.

By: Ballmer's left nut

Ballmer's left nut — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:24:41 +0000

Quick, what’s lower than junk?

Answer: Windows Phone 7.

By: hannahjs

hannahjs — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:21:24 +0000

Elop = RPN?

By: wandering Joe

wandering Joe — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:07:42 +0000

MS’ 5th column attempt at putting Elop in Nokia hasn’t really panned out.
I like their strategy, I like it a lot.
As long as it takes! Cheers

By: Plop

Plop — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:05:24 +0000

http://www.manley.com/melopb.php