The $31 Billion Bet That Killed Nokia Forever | Microsoft’s Windows Phone Suicide

Описание: $31 billion vanished into thin air. It remains the most expensive corporate suicide in modern history.

This is the story of Stephen Elop, the man who left Microsoft to become Nokia’s CEO, only to issue the infamous "Burning Platform" memo that destroyed his own company’s stock value overnight. He bet everything on Windows Phone—a decision that wiped out 90% of the world's dominant mobile player in less than three years.

But here’s what Silicon Valley insiders won't tell you: the failure wasn't just about bad phones. It was a calculated "Trojan Horse" strategy that backfired spectacularly, costing Microsoft billions and handing the entire world to Apple and Android.

In this documentary, you'll discover: ✓ The secret meeting where Steve Ballmer decided to buy Nokia ✓ Why the "Burning Platform" memo is taught as a warning in every business school ✓ The $7.6 billion write-off that humiliated Microsoft ✓ How engineers were forced to scrap fully-working Android prototypes ✓ The exact moment Nokia’s market share hit 0% ✓ Why conspiracy theorists believe Elop was sent to destroy Nokia on purpose ✓ The $31 billion calculation: The true cost of the ecosystem war

📊 BY THE NUMBERS: ├── Nokia’s Peak Value: $250 Billion (approx) ├── Acquisition Cost: $7.2 Billion ├── Microsoft Write-off: $7.6 Billion (More than they paid!) ├── Jobs Cut: 18,000+ employees ├── Market Share: 50% → 3% → 0% └── Current Status: Windows Phone is dead.

10 years later, history is repeating itself in the AI wars. Companies are once again burning their existing products to chase the "next big platform." The Windows Phone disaster proves that having the most money doesn't mean you can force a market to exist.

If a giant like Nokia can vanish in 3 years, which tech giant is walking on a "burning platform" right now without realizing it?

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