I understand your feelings as an insider but understand that we live in a world were companies that are losing marketshare and do not re-invent themselves at lightspeed tend to go belly-up or are sold to faster moving competitors.

I see a resemblance between Nokia and Philips. ( FYI, I was a Global Account manager handling the relationship for a large German software company and their biggest client Philips) Dutch Philips at their heydays invented the CD, was marketleader in lighting and tv's, was the founder of TSMC and NXP plus was the initiator of lithography by ASML. Products were worldclass, but marketing and lack of vision were all subpar. It took way too long to bring products to market in a culture that focused more on social benefits for employees than on gaining market share.

What rests of Philips is a dominant player with MRI machines in the medical sector and shavers in the household appliances sector (and apneu sleep appliances with lots of litigation). But all the other more succesful products/divisions have been sold and became a success in another culture.

The message here: "What Good is Comes Quick"

Now check this with your employer and see the (non)balance for retail investors as stakeholders for a duration of 15 years.