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title: "5 Devices Quotes By Stephen Elop"
description: "5 Devices quotes by Stephen Elop. Plus more from Stephen Elop and more Devices sayings from other authors."
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> [If you look at the economics of Nokia, roughly half of the company, half of the business, half of how we think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-elop/if-you-look-at-the-economics-of-nokia-roughly-half-of-the-company/)

[Stephen Elop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-elop/)

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> [I know there's been questions about-so how long does that continue-and we've now been very clear about that, that software updates to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-elop/i-know-there-s-been-questions-about-so-how-long-does-that-continue/)

[Stephen Elop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-elop/)

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> [This is no longer a battle of devices, it is a war of ecosystems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-elop/this-is-no-longer-a-battle-of-devices-it-is-a-war-of-ecosystems/)

[Stephen Elop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-elop/)

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> [Our competitors aren’t taking our market share with devices; they are taking our market share with an entire ecosystem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-elop/our-competitors-aren-t-taking-our-market-share-with-devices-they-are/)

[Stephen Elop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-elop/)

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> [I have to experience the Nokia products. I'm a major contributor to the design and the quality of the devices. I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-elop/i-have-to-experience-the-nokia-products-i-m-a-major-contributor-to/)

[Stephen Elop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-elop/)

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## Other authors on Devices

## More by Stephen Elop

> [If you look at the economics of Nokia, roughly half of the company, half of the business, half of how we think about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-elop/if-you-look-at-the-economics-of-nokia-roughly-half-of-the-company/)

[Stephen Elop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-elop/)

> [Building on our successful partnership, we can now bring together the best of Microsoft's software engineering with the best of Nokia's product engineering, award-winning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-elop/building-on-our-successful-partnership-we-can-now-bring-together-the/)

[Stephen Elop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-elop/)

> [If you think about the history of mobile handsets, in many respects there was a time when Asia and then Europe all led North…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-elop/if-you-think-about-the-history-of-mobile-handsets-in-many-respects/)

[Stephen Elop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-elop/)

> [I know there's been questions about-so how long does that continue-and we've now been very clear about that, that software updates to Symbian devices…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-elop/i-know-there-s-been-questions-about-so-how-long-does-that-continue/)

[Stephen Elop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-elop/)

> [My younger brother will remember that he received a transistor radio for Christmas. I took it apart and it never worked again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-elop/my-younger-brother-will-remember-that-he-received-a-transistor-radio/)

[Stephen Elop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-elop/)

> [Apple created Android, or at least created the conditions necessary for Android to come into being](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-elop/apple-created-android-or-at-least-created-the-conditions-necessary/)

[Stephen Elop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-elop/)

> [The vast majority of people do not have, nor will they ever have a personal computer. They haven't been exposed to Windows or Office,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-elop/the-vast-majority-of-people-do-not-have-nor-will-they-ever-have-a/)

[Stephen Elop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-elop/)

> [This is no longer a battle of devices, it is a war of ecosystems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-elop/this-is-no-longer-a-battle-of-devices-it-is-a-war-of-ecosystems/)

[Stephen Elop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-elop/)

> [Microsoft Mobile Oy is a legal construct that was created to facilitate the merger. It is not a brand that will be seen by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-elop/microsoft-mobile-oy-is-a-legal-construct-that-was-created-to/)

[Stephen Elop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-elop/)

> [My parents were kind of over protective people. Me and my sister had to play in the backyard all the time. They bought us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-elop/my-parents-were-kind-of-over-protective-people-me-and-my-sister-had/)

[Stephen Elop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-elop/)

> [On an iPhone, you touch on the digital keyboard and you know how the letter pops up and shows up bigger so you're making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-elop/on-an-iphone-you-touch-on-the-digital-keyboard-and-you-know-how-the/)

[Stephen Elop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-elop/)

> [Our competitors aren’t taking our market share with devices; they are taking our market share with an entire ecosystem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-elop/our-competitors-aren-t-taking-our-market-share-with-devices-they-are/)

[Stephen Elop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-elop/)

> [One of the changes I'm driving within Nokia is to adopt what we call 'the challenger mindset.' Let's understand that we have to fight,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-elop/one-of-the-changes-i-m-driving-within-nokia-is-to-adopt-what-we-call/)

[Stephen Elop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-elop/)

> [Every time a consumer walks into a retail store, experiences the Nokia experience for the first time and purchases that product. Those are the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-elop/every-time-a-consumer-walks-into-a-retail-store-experiences-the-nokia/)

[Stephen Elop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-elop/)

> [Work is underway to select the go forward smartphone brand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-elop/work-is-underway-to-select-the-go-forward-smartphone-brand/)

[Stephen Elop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-elop/)

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