Cultural Competence vs Core Competence

How well does this lens of core/cultural competence work when focused on Nokia with Windows Phone?

Well, Nokia's cultural competance is making mobile communication devices on a radio network. (They are still doing this well in Asia/Africa). But the mobile is now a PC.

Microsoft's cultural competance according to the OP is helping businesses make more efficient use of PCs under their control. But mobiles are now consumer items out of control of businesses.

So it does not bode well.

But it does indicate Nokia / winphone should go after RIMs lunch and not chase Apple, so I think the framework for analysis suggested is pretty useful.

But it does indicate Nokia / winphone should go after RIMs lunch and not chase Apple, so I think the framework for analysis suggested is pretty useful.

Nice one! And the fact that Microsoft already has Skype is interesting in this context as well.

Great post. Makes me want to bring these concepts to my CEOand work out our core and cultural competencies.

Nice post. Thanks for sharing.