Comment by trelane
2 years ago
Sounds like classic Innovator's Dilemma: The money was in the old tech, the market was moving to new tech. They listened to where they money was instead of where it was going.
I had an early Nokia Linux tablet (770, I think?), and I really liked it. I was very sad when Elop turned over the keys to Microsoft. Not surprised, though.
> They listened to where they money was instead of where it was going.
You have to do both. A company pivoting to a new technology too quickly can run out of steam if there’s no adoption and no stable business to keep it afloat. The challenge is to make sure that your legacy team doesn’t stifle your innovation team yet remains profitable as long as it is strategically beneficial.