[remus]

Personally I read it a little differently, more along the lines of "I didn't realise Nokia was that big! Are they involved in other sectors I don't know about?"

[cinntaile]

This is correct. All I know them from is their mobile phone business, which is all but gone nowadays. The Nokia brand lives on through HMD Global so I figured Nokia itself must do a ton of other stuff. I got a few replies with what they do nowadays, thanks!

[user_named]

Within the context of HN that is 100% the wrong way to read it

[johnnyanmac]

is charitable interpretation dying out on HN as well?

>Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith.

[lamontcg]

When someone states "it makes me wonder what they all do", it is perfectly clear what they're implying.

At some point being "charitable" or "assuming good faith" starts to look like being deliberately obtuse.

[johnnyanmac]

Maybe on Reddit. Here, I instead did learn that Nokia still has a substantial worldwide stake in telecommunications, especially wireless. And that Nokia has much older origins than that dating back to selling rubber in the 19th century. even if their heyday of consumer products is long over, a few responses helped me see otherwise.

Regardless, the user already clarified their point so this is simply a thought exercise rather than a search for truth.