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Comment on For a while Microsoft was the King of PC stuff. How come they didn't just cozy up to the PC but had to do the XBOX and pretty much lose their ass with all the cash grabs?

neidu3@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

Can’t remember the name, but there was a Finn in charge if Nokia who ended up running that into the ground through a series of bad decisions to the point where MS could buy Nokia for cheap. And he ended up in a leading position (might even be that he was CEO, I don’t remember) around the time when MS really accelerated their enshitification focus.

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Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
They only purchased the Nokia division that made phones. Nokia is still very well alive and doing great in tons of different markets, including lumber (*)

(*) at least was a few years ago last time I cared to check.

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- neidu3@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  My winter set of studded 235/55R19XL are Nokia
  
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  - Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    I have winter snow tires from them as well. Not studded, illegal here.
    
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Patnou@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Mind if I start using enshitification? Best word i heard all year

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- neidu3@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  I didn’t coin it and its use is fairly widespread, so go ahead.
  
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