• Mark with a Z@suppo.fi
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    15 hours ago

    Afaik the network and handset halves were almost like separate companies, one being better managed than the other.

    • zout@fedia.io
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      14 hours ago

      The handset devision was sold to Microsoft, after being managed by a manager from Microsoft for a while. Microsoft shut it down within two years if I remember correctly.

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        12 hours ago

        I’m talking sbout before that. Management didn’t understand what they were doing and pushed hair brained ideas like having to hold the phone sideways against your ear.

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          2 hours ago

          Isn’t that the natural hand postion though when you move the phone to your ear?