"With $7.17 Billion Nokia Buy, Microsoft Brings Its Trojan Horse Home" http://www.wired.com/business/2013/09/microsoft-nokia/. That was expected, but not the public outcry in Finland http://www.valuewalk.com/2013/09/nokia-elop-pay/.
If Espoo is Troy the question is where is Ithaca? Is the journey over in Redmond or is our hero heading toward Mountain View, for example?
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Swaping Gods once the temple was pillaged
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Re: Swaping Gods once the temple was pillaged
by Visvanath Ratnaweera -
In the mean time the pundits argue that this could not be true, e.g. http://communities-dominate.blogs.com/brands/2014/02/normandy-mview-nokia-x-whats-the-thinking-behind-android-based-smartphone-by-nokia-now.html.
But, just as a thought experiment, this must be the lowest one could fall.
But, just as a thought experiment, this must be the lowest one could fall.
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Re: Stephen A. Elop, Odysseus of the 21st century
by Guillermo Madero -
€18.8 million? Wow!!
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Re: Stephen A. Elop, Odysseus of the 21st century
by Visvanath Ratnaweera -
In fact the Palladium is valued at $33m. See BBC News today Former Nokia boss Stephen Elop's pay-off rises to $33m.
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Re: Stephen A. Elop, Odysseus of the 21st century
by Guillermo Madero -
You're completely right! The Palladium! LOL
2.75 M/month... around 630 K/week... or 90 K/day.
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Re: Stephen A. Elop, Odysseus of the 21st century
by Visvanath Ratnaweera -
Our Odysseus leaves Troy:
Nokia ex-boss Stephen Elop to leave Microsoft
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-33172223
This time he might report the journey real-time!
Nokia ex-boss Stephen Elop to leave Microsoft
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-33172223
This time he might report the journey real-time!
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Re: Stephen A. Elop, Odysseus of the 21st century
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and writing history:
Microsoft and Nokia - a marriage made in hell?
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33481217
Microsoft and Nokia - a marriage made in hell?
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33481217