Empire Builders · EB-005
He Saw It Before Anyone Outside Apple Did. He Wrote The Memo. Nobody Read It. Nokia Is Gone.
On January 19, 2007, Pekka Laine saw a prototype iPhone in Cupertino for forty seconds, leading him to write a twelve-page memo detailing the consequences for his company. His director replied with just two words: "interesting, thank you." Laine’s foresight went unrecognized, contributing to the downfall of Nordica Mobile.
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