Nokia is on a path often trodden in the world of consumer electronics: in the beginning comes a great product slightly ahead of its time, but as things mature, habits harden and bureaucracy grows
The Nokia N-Gage is marketed as a wireless deck that offers multiplayer gaming. The machine includes not only a phone, but also an MP3 player and a stereo FM radio. (HAND OUT/COX)
The new phone Nokia N97 is pictured during an opening session of the Nokia World 2008 congress on December 02, 2008 in Barcelona. (LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images)
Nokia's new music and gaming phone, the N81, is seen in this undated handout photo. Nokia, the world's top mobile phone maker, unveiled on August 29, 2007, a new online music store, new top-end handsets and a global gaming service as it takes on recent rival U.S. rival Apple. (HO/HO/REUTERS)
A model presents the Nokia N92 mobile phone at the CeBIT computer fair in the northern German city of Hanover March 8, 2006. (ARND WIEGMANN/ARND WIEGMANN/REUTERS)
Nokia cellular phones are seen on display at wireless store August 8, 2005 in San Mateo, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
The Nokia N97 phone is displayed on December 4, 2008 at the Nokia Capital Markets Day 2008 in New York. (STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)
The new Nokia E7 smartphone is seen in this handout photograph released in London September 14, 2010. (HO/Reuters)
The new Nokia C6 smart phone is seen in this handout photograph released in London September 14, 2010. (HO/Reuters)
The new Nokia E7 smartphone is seen in this handout photograph released in London September 14, 2010. (HO/Reuters)
The Nokia N8 smartphone is displayed in Espoo in this September 8, 2010 file photo. (LEHTIKUVA/Lehtikuva)
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