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electronista.com - 1/6/2009
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UIQ today said it would file for bankruptcy, effectively ending the mobile operating system's role in the cellphone market. The move follows six months of job cutbacks and is directly credited to the effective abandonment of the platform by supporters Motorola and Sony Ericsson, both of whom ...
uk.reuters.com - 1/5/2009
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STOCKHOLM, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Software company UIQ,
jointly owned by Sony Ericsson ( 6758.T )( ERICb.ST
) and Motorola ( MOT.N ), has filed for bankruptcy in a district court in Sweden, the company's top executive said on Monday. The software ...
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reuters.com - 1/5/2009
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STOCKHOLM, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Software company UIQ,
jointly owned by Sony Ericsson ( 6758.T )( ERICb.ST
) and Motorola ( MOT.N ), has filed for bankruptcy in a district court in Sweden, the company's top executive said on Monday. The software ...
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Software firm UIQ files for bankruptcy
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businessweek.com - 1/6/2009
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The company, owned by Motorola and Sony Ericsson,
filed for bankruptcy after its last remaining customer stopped
using its platform By David Meyer Motorola and Sony Ericsson, the joint owners of UIQ via a Dutch holding company, decided at a board ...
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Mobile Software Firm UIQ Goes Under
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UIQ says bye-bye, files for bankruptcy
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... and Motorola started showing disinterest in the abilities of the platform. This resulted in both the companies announcing their decision to move away from UIQ in search of greener pastures (read Android).
Nokia’s Symbian Foundation did come in for some relief but UIQ eventually succumbed. Johan Sandberg, UIQ’s Chief exec said their filing of bankruptcy is because of “no opportunities to create a new line of business in the current financial climate.”
[Reuters via Electronista|Image]
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