UIQ - End of UIQ

End of UIQ

With the establishment of Symbian Foundation, UIQ will cease to exist. S60 is the UI choice of Symbian Foundation; UIQ will contribute its assets to the foundation. Patrick Olsson of Sony Ericsson announced on October 21, 2008 at the Smartphone Show 2008 in London that UIQ didn't make it, it didn't attract the operator, manufacturer or consumer interest needed to stop it failing. At the start of January, 2009 the UIQ company filed for bankruptcy.

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