[doikor]

Nokia was in big trouble / dying years before that.

[ryanlol]

Nokia was in trouble indeed, but the damage caused by that memo was irreversible.

I remember the day it came out, it was the day everyone who I knew at Nokia realised that they'd soon need new jobs.

[marvel_boy]

So true, from the 'Burning Platform Memo':

"The first iPhone shipped in 2007, and we still don’t have a product that is close to their experience. Android came on the scene just over 2 years ago, and this week they took our leadership position in smartphone volumes. Unbelievable."