The end of Nokia's glory as the largest mobile phone manufacturer in the past presents many interesting moments. One of them was when Nokia's CEO at the time, Stephen Elop, slammed the iPhone in a television show.
As is known, Stephen Elop was the one who decided Nokia to use Windows Phone to fight the iPhone and the line of Android phones at that time. Well, the incident of slamming the iPhone was done during an interview on Finnish television in 2013.
Uniquely, the interviewer stated that he actually wanted a Nokia phone, but nothing was as good as the iPhone. "I want a Nokia phone. I don't have one because the device is not as good as the iPhone," he said as quoted by Tech Crunch.
Well, the interviewer suddenly took out an iPhone from his pocket. He said he didn't want the iPhone, so Stephen Elop asked for it.
"I can take care of it for you," said Elop. However, he suddenly threw the iPhone. There was a sound as the 'poor' iPhone fell on the floor.
Surprisingly, the reporter didn't seem angry. In fact, he asked to replace a Nokia smartphone, which Elop agreed to. At that time, it was not known whether all the scenes were spontaneous or pre-designed.
This incident was widely reported. In the end, even though the boss slammed the iPhone, Nokia with Windows Phone couldn't fight the iPhone or the line of Android phones.