Mace's post is rather rich in some lovely imagery, and I'd love to see a video of himbringing this message to the You Tube generation, a sort of Keith Olbermann of the mobile world.
I am not at all saying that Nokia is doomed. They are an outstanding company, with smart people, a great brand, and enormous strengths. But they need to understand that turning the battleship a little faster won't win the war. Nokia's smartphone competitors are not standing in molasses; they won't stay still long enough for the 16-inch guns to be pointed at them. More importantly, the competitors on the services side breed like vampire rabbits. By the time you blow away a clutch of them, three dozen more have hatched and are sucking blood from the other side of the ship.
More from Mace at Mobile Opportunity. The reply from Wood is just as constructive:
I appreciate the issues that Mike raises. These issues are significant. But as you might expect, I have a somewhat different perspective on some of them... My own expectation is that the moves to integrate Symbian and Nokia, and to create the Symbian Foundation, will see a substantial speed up of innovation over that time period. But I'm not taking this for granted. After all, I'm well aware of the original subtitle of "The Innovator's Dilemma": "When new technologies cause great firms to fail".
Wood's reply is on DW 2.0.