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JUMPING OFF A BURNING PLATFORM

FEBRUARY 2011–DECEMBER 2011

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Nokia had always been able to come up with a miracle when the chips were down. The possibility of making a miracle again was not completely unrealistic.

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ON FEBRUARY 8, 2011, Stephen sent out a companywide e-mail, the repercussions of which would rock our world.

Stephen wrote:

There is a pertinent story about a man who was working on an oil platform in the North Sea. He woke up one night from a loud explosion, which suddenly set his entire oil platform on fire. In mere moments, he was ...

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