Nokia CEO Anssi VanjokiWelcome to a new segment of the Smidgen dedicated to the wacky things those CEOs and other high profile executives say and do.  Today on the block is Nokia CEO EVP and GM of Mobile Solutions, Anssi Vanjoki.  When asked why Nokia hasn’t made the switch to use Android like nearly everyone else he responded with a vivid illustration about the “permanently low profitability” that stems from the constant one-upsmanship amongst mobile manufacturers using the same OS was like Finnish boys who “pee in their pants” for warmth in the winter.

Classic.

Update: OK so he’s actually the Executive Vice President and General Manager of Mobile Solutions and not the CEO, my bad.  Or, at least he was those things, because he’s now announced his resignation from Nokia despite being “committed, perhaps even obsessed” with bring Nokia back o the top of the smartphone heap.  Or maybe it’s because of that commitment.  His stated reason for leaving is simple, “I didn’t become the CEO,” so it’s all come full circle then, sorta.

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