Review : Nokia's Smartphone Problem: The End of an Icon? By Majeed Ahmad

Synopsis

What happened to one of the most celebrated corporate champions from tiny Finland? Is Nokia the next Kodak? How the Finnish mobile phone giant reached at this crossroads? The book chronicles Nokia's lost decade in which the venerable handset champion found itself in the clutches of a vicious cycle. Nokia's Smartphone Problem delves into one strategic blunder after another to provide a detailed account of this tale of management indecision. It provides a detailed account of how this comedy of errors took one of the world's most global companies to a near-death experience. Next, will there be a triumphant comeback after this existential crisis? This is the recurrent question that the book tries to answer after having a microscopic look at the seemingly shaken Nokia's product and strategy roadmaps. Nokia's Smartphone Problem is a must-read for managers tasked with formulating a mobile strategy for their businesses. It's a groundbreaking book that delves in the past, present, and future of Nokia and smartphone business at large to find all the pertinent answers regarding smartphone product development cycle. Nokia's Smartphone Problem is a book written to educate and inform managers in the IT, wireless, and consumer electronic industries. The book provides a detailed treatment of smartphone industry's basic building blocks like hardware, operating systems, apps and ecosystems. The Nokia story is engulfed in a plethora of misconceptions. A lot of information about the flailing handset maker is cluttered and a number of facts are not in place. Nokia's Smartphone Problem aspires to clear the air, develop a comprehensible picture, and thus set the record straight. Nokia is no more the master of the mobile game, but it is still an important company. The book digs deep into Nokia's heritage, strategy blunders, major stumbling blocks, and bailout efforts. That way, it attempts to recollect notes from this epic moment in Nokia's life and create an authentic document that not only recounts Nokia's breathtaking transformation, but also provides a discourse on the Finnish company's turnaround plan. Find out: Nokia's pioneering role in smartphone development How Nokia was torn between feature phone and smartphone worlds History and evolution of Symbian and MeeGo operating system platforms About Jolla and Sailfish mobile platform Major slips and flaws in Nokia's smartphone strategy A detailed account of Nokia's landmark deal with Microsoft Technology and business profiles of Nokia's Lumia handset Technology and business profiles of Microsoft's Windows Phone platform Nokia's turnaround plan for smartphone comeback Will Nokia ultimately go for Android? Stephen Elop's scorecard

 

 

 

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Review 

Nokia's Smartphone Problem is just what the title says it is. The book is incredibly informative and explains pretty much everything. giving a comprehensive overview of the rise and fall of one of the biggest telecommunication giant and in doing so, it does not just explain immediate problems, but goes back two decades to explain how the smallest of mistakes led to a huge catastrophy. in a very innovative way the author makes you feel as if you are reading a fiction and the protagonist is just going to make everything right in the end. It brings nokia to life and develops an intriguing character around it, making it do things, succumbing to the pressures of the world, only to regret later dearly. Majeed’s experience as technology and trade journalist can easily be gauged throughout the book
What appealed to me the most is the writing style. Majeed has adopted a unique cartwheel style of writing keeping you always in the middle of the story with no starting or ending, making you ever wonder what’s going on ?. Although I have previously encountered the same style in John Keay’s The Great Arc, but still I feel that Majeed has his own skills, he has made everything so simple as if it’s nothing those who can’t even spell technology (just like me) can also easily understand and appreciate the idea
Well to all those who are reading this review I just want to say “I dare you just read the first chapter and stop”
And as per my rating I would like to give

four and a half batch

About The Author

 Majeed Ahmad has been a technology and trade journalist for more than 15 years. He is the former Editor-in-Chief of EE Times Asia, a sister publication of EE Times. For EE Times Asia, a semiconductors design publication, he also wrote the “Net Effect” column, which covered convergence among various facets of the electronics world. Also, as Editor-in-Chief at Global Sources, a Hong Kong-based business-to-business publishing house, he spearheaded magazines relating to electronic components, consumer electronics, computers, security and telecommunications.

Majeed has a study background in electronics and telecommunications. Prior to joining the publishing industry in 1996, he has worked with blue-chip companies like AT&T, Alcatel and Motorola. 

You can follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/majeedkamran. 

That's all men now go and grab the book you will not regret it.

Age Of Hiblisk:Story With A Soul Book Review

For Our first discussion Let's start with a review of one of the recent book I read, well not completely mesmerising but still a good one

Title Age of Hiblisk : A story with a soul

Author Sumukh Naik

Average rating 3.17

Synopsis
It is the journey of Prince William and Princess Sara, the protagonists,through the magical and spiritual worlds of Pantolis, Hiblisk, and Ikra. As their voyage unfolds, they realize the true motive behind the terror employed by the dark forces of Dushtt to claim supremacy over the lands of Pantolis and beyond. Every new revelation brings to light the methodical madness employed by the dark forces and secrets of Mother Nature, which have been safely guarded for ages by the various civilizations of the secret worlds.

Their journey also introduces them to the divine forces that monitor the functions of the world and gives them access to legendary, mystical weapons and advanced spiritual knowledge which illuminates the flow of their understanding and actions towards various aspects of life. They use the knowledge gained, to try and bring peace, to their war ravaged lands and fight the ever-growing might and influence of the mysterious dark forces that haunt their kingdoms. Will the light of all that is divine, fighting under the banner of Prince William and Princess Sara, flicker away into oblivion against the might of the dark forces under Dushtt, or will they survive? ……..Only time in her womb holds the answer, potent enough to change the outlook of the very world we live in.

About The Author
Sumukh Naik is a hotel management graduate and a human resource professional and stays in mumbai, India.This is his First book but no less a great one.

Book Best Freind Princess Sara

Book Girl Freind Queen Divya

Hate THe Most Saint

Loved The Most Ratarr

Review

Age Of Hiblisk by Sumukh Naik

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I recieved a goodreads give away book and am glad for that, because if it was not for that I would have never purchased this book and that would have been the biggest mistake.

It's a common trend among us Indians that we like the overseas author much better then the indian authors, well theirs no need for the reasons for this but i must say once you read this book you will surely change your view.

First for I would like to say



to the world of narration,though I guaranty no body reading the book can even guess that this is a debute novel.You surely know how to write and how to hit the nail and for that hat's off


to begin the story let's first meet the charming Prince William



This charming young man has everything that makes a prince, a warrior with a golden heart, a man with compation and conviction.
You will just love him as soon as he enters with his powerfull aura and gentel touch a warrior with diplomacy and chalvory

and now let's meet Princess Sara



Don't be fooled by her beauty,this young girl has guts and at the same time simplicity and heart of lioness, her goodness knows no boundry and her courage crosses the heavens.
You will love her for her beauty will mesmerize you and her attitude will freze time

at the end lets meet the evil one for no story ends without one



name is DUSHT and he is much more evil then it's look, for his evilness comes not only from his nature but also his wisdom and knowledge.
Fear can not even touch the feeling you will get after knowing this and definately you will never want to be at his wrong side.But hisw knowledge and wisdom will make you to bow to him and salute him

and now about the book

well to say honestly plot is very childish and simple my nephew writes better and he is only 7,then why I gave it 5 star?(initially it was 4 but after reading it for second time i decided it deservs 5)
that's 'coz sometimes plot is not everything and in this case it's nothing (litterally)

in one line



(view spoiler)[ prince and princes of two different kingdom at war are sellected by a supreme force of light to travell different worlds in search of power so that they can defeat the evil exploiting their land and their jouney ends only to reveal that the main evil recides in the one who selected them (hide spoiler)]

so as you can see the story just has nothing in it and just by the story I would have given it negative 5.

but we just do not read the book for the story do we? what we read is the adventure naration thrill and ofcourse the turn of events and romance for that



if it was on me I would have kept this one not in fantasy but in phylosphy as that's the thing this book is full of, once you read this one it will change your life forever, it will change your very soul and the way you apreciate things around you.

there's an old saying" there is great value in dissaster as you can start all over again " once you read this book you will understand how.

well as you start reading at first you will be



but may I suggest at that time be patient and continue for their is diamond in mine of coal and you will certainly find it and once you find it you will be



The world of Hiblisk is just



That's what make it a must vist place and for that all you have to do is read.

to the author I would say




this is definately a best seller

and for the readers


otherwise you will miss something very important your very soul 'coz this story has it

and now I would like to share my emotions during the book



In The end
Age of hiblisk is a complete pack to drama, emotion, action, romance, fun, phylosphy, adventure, adventure, and adventure...........



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Well Sionara For Now will meet soon