Would Nokia’s story have had a happier ending if the company had decided to pull the trigger on releasing its first-ever tablet computer back in 2001? That’s impossible to know, but Finland’s ISTV has scored a look at Nokia’s tablet-that-never-was in an exclusive interview with Esko Yliruusi, who worked as a data communications specialist at Nokia from 1996 through 2001 and who helped work on the device. The tablet was certainly forward-thinking for its time, even though it looks nothing like the tablet form factors that Apple popularized starting in 2010. From a design perspective, the Nokia tablet is much bulkier than other tablets we’ve seen and even comes with a Surface-style kickstand to help you stand it up vertically. The
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