Πραγματικά ένα δημοσιογραφικό διαμαντάκι που εξηγεί πολύ καλά κατά τη γνώμη μου όλη την περιρρέουσα ατμόσφαιρα γύρω από την αλλαγή αυτή, την κουλτούρα των Φιλανδων και το ποιόν του Stephen Elop του νέου CEO της εταιρίας, μεταγραφή από την MS. Πραγματικά τέτοια άρθρα είναι σπάνια και όπου τα βρίσκουμε πρέπει να διατυμπανίζουμε την ύπαρξη τους. Ακολουθεί ένα μικρό απόσπασμα παρακάτω, αν και όλο το άρθρο είναι πολύ ενδιαφέρον.
...Before the first interview, Elop drew out what he knew about the plans for MeeGo on a whiteboard, with a different color marker for the products being developed, their target date for introduction, and the current levels of bugs in each product. Soon the whiteboard was filled with color, and the news was not good: At its current pace, Nokia was on track to introduce only three MeeGo-driven models before 2014—far too slow to keep the company in the game. Elop tried to call Oistämö, but his phone battery was dead. "He must have been trying an Android phone that day," says Elop. When they finally spoke late on Jan. 4, "It was truly an oh-s--t moment—and really, really painful to realize where we were," says Oistämö. Months later, Oistämö still struggles to hold back tears. "MeeGo had been the collective hope of the company," he says, "and we'd come to the conclusion that the emperor had no clothes. It's not a nice thing..."
businessweek
Τελευταία επεξεργασία από: WoodyAllen, 02/06/2011 - 18:14
