Kategori: Uncategorized
Public Lecture at ESBRI, video available online
This Tuesday I gave a public speech at the ESBRI foundation in Stockholm on ’Kodak moments and the Collapse of Nokia’. A great event with an interesting Q&A session. ESBRI recorded the session and it is available here (in Swedish). Slides can be found here, and ESBRI also wrote a blog post summarizing the event.
No more Kodak moments in the Olympics
Looking back at the rise and fall of Kodak over the past century, one can make several observations about its role in society. Kodak’s hegemony was manifested through its strong presence in the Olympic Games. During these games, not only athletes compete – firms also compete for our attention. Tracking Kodak’s role in the Olympic… Fortsätt läsa No more Kodak moments in the Olympics
Paper accepted: Facit and the Displacement of mechanical calculators
I was just recently informed that my article Facit and the Displacement of mechanical calculators has been accepted for publication in the journal Annals of the History of Computing. The paper seeks to explain why Facit – a Swedish manufacturer of calculators, typewriters and office furniture declined in the shift to electronics in the early… Fortsätt läsa Paper accepted: Facit and the Displacement of mechanical calculators
Nokia quarterly presentations 2007-2010: “Nokia’s longer term strategy remains valid and intact”
Apple’s IPhone was first revealed in January 2007 and available for consumers in June the same year in the United States, then progressively launched globally in 2008. Out of curiosity I pondered through Nokia’s quarterly presentation slides in the years 2007-2010 in order to get a better idea about how they related to the ongoing… Fortsätt läsa Nokia quarterly presentations 2007-2010: “Nokia’s longer term strategy remains valid and intact”