[devx]

How the mighty fall.

[sirkneeland]

There are so many beautifully worded encapsulations of this idea, in so many languages, from so many ages. As close as one can get to proof that it is a universal fact of the human condition that nothing lasts forever

[Moru]

Except a nokia 3210. I still have mine and it works fine even if it is repurposed as a cheap GSM alarm for a summer cottage out in the nowhere. All you need is a bit of wire, soldering iron and a magnet circuit breaker

[rplnt]

It gives me hope actually. There are more I'd like to see fall. Not out of spite, but to reduce their (near) monopoly.

[sirkneeland]

As Steve Jobs said (possibly ironically, depending on which companies are on your hit-list):

Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.

And, as was often the case, Steve Jobs was right.

[emocakes]

yeah wow, so deep, steve jobs was amazing, I wish he was still alive today, I light candles for him everyday at my altar.

[wololo_]

It's not about being first. It's about being the last.

[Springtime]

Even with Nokia's recent shortcomings I still enjoyed reading the piece. It's worthwhile remembering the good a company has brought every so often.