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by gendal 1492 days ago
There's a great (and insanely detailed) book on the rise and fall of Symbian by a guy who was there for most, if not all, of the journey:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Smartphones-beyond-Lessons-remarkab...

When I say detailed, I mean detailed... David Wood seems to have copies of every email and memo he ever wrote when he was there... and he doesn't hold back when it comes to sharing them.

Required reading for anybody seeking to build a platform business.

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Find the post in that article by Dennis May. It explains Nokia. The atmosphere in Symbian/Nokia towards the end was really bad.
El Reg has an in-depth review of the book, FWIW.

Here is the single-page view:

https://www.theregister.com/Print/2014/09/12/blockbuster_boo...

Well, he was a good talker and he seemed a very decent man but I'm not sure he can be divorced from the problems that it had.