Post by Dan @ 03:04pm 25/02/14 | 10 Comments
Prior to his role as Nokia CEO leading up to the Finnish phone manufacturer's sale, Elop had been the head of Microsoft's Office division leading up to the launch of the 2010 Microsoft Office suite. The executive had been considered a contender to replace outgoing Steve Balmer as Microsoft CEO, but was passed over by fellow Microsoft veteran Satya Nadella.
The move will see former Devices and Studios head Julie Larson-Green transition to a new role as Chief Experience Officer My Life & Work team in the Applications and Services division, with the transition expected to occur once Microsoft's purchase of Nokia is finalised and Elop becomes a Microsoft employee once again.
Notably, In the lead up to Microsoft's CEO decision, It was widely reported that Elop had been pitching the idea of selling off non-critical elements such as the Xbox business to improve the company's focus, which as Games Industry International points out is rather ironic now that he's being awarded the responsibility of the division.
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Posted 03:40pm 25/2/14
and ..
(wikipedia source)
What could possibly go wrong.
Posted 03:52pm 25/2/14
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Posted 08:43am 26/2/14
I used to work as a sales and service consultant for Nokia up until a couple of years ago, just before the release of the N8. I remember a 4 page bulletin list of problems with the N8 on release, and possible advice to give to a customer if the phone acts up.
This is the start of the end of Xbox?
Posted 08:57am 26/2/14
Why would they appoint this guy? Under his leadership Nokia tanked pretty badly. Surely he must be mates with some high up MS people that just wanted to give a bro a chance..
Meh I've already decided I'll be getting the PS4 over the XBoned anyway.
Posted 08:00pm 27/2/14
Posted 10:57am 28/2/14
He became CEO in 2010. At that point Nokia had already missed the smartphone boat many years before hand. They were still rocking Symbian when he was appointed.
Windows Phone was his only play. Using Android meant that Nokia would offer nothing different to the Samsung and HTC's of the market and Nokia would not be as cost-competitive.
And, given he was previously a senior leader at Microsoft, the board would have appointed him as CEO with the expectation that he would bring opportunities to partner with Microsoft on Windows Phone.
The fact that Windows Phone is more or less a flop can't be blamed on Elop. Nokia shareholders should be happy that the relationship with Microsoft gave the company an exit strategy rather than becoming another Kodak.
last edited by Nitro at 10:57:39 28/Feb/14