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Afaik the network and handset halves were almost like separate companies, one being better managed than the other.
The handset devision was sold to Microsoft, after being managed by a manager from Microsoft for a while. Microsoft shut it down within two years if I remember correctly.
I'm talking sbout before that. Management didn't understand what they were doing and pushed hair brained ideas like having to hold the phone sideways against your ear.
Isn't that the natural hand postion though when you move the phone to your ear?
https://danwhelan.ie/2021/07/30/the-origins-of-sidetalking/
That is weird