SE to sell half of UIQ to Moto

[difenbaker]

Sony Ericsson to sell half of UIQ unit to Motorola - report (AFX UK Focus) 2007-10-15 11:59 GMT:

STOCKHOLM (Thomson Financial) - Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB will sell half of its UIQ software licensing unit to Motorola, the news agency Direkt reported, citing the newsletter Telekomnyheterna.

UIQ technology is used in mobile phones from Sony Ericsson, Motorola, BenQ and Arima.

Sony Ericsson has called a press conference in London for 2.00 pm BST (3 pm Swedish time), when the deal will reportedly be announced.

http://www.iii.co.uk/news/?type=afxnews&articleid=6336000&action=article

http://orange.advfn.com/news_Sony-Ericsson-to-sell-half-of-UIQ-unit-to-Motorola_22727998.html


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[chokia]

I think SE's strategy to get rid of UIQ, and adopt WM

Good planning

[DarkElf]

UIQ was handled badly of late...so its a good thing..

[ishaanranderia]

I somehow never warmed up to WM, i hope SE can do something useful with it.

[difenbaker]

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 5:10 (GMT+99)
Motorola, Sony Ericsson to share Symbian

PCWorld: Motorola Inc. took a 50 percent stake in UIQ, a move that is likely a reaction to stepped up competition from the iPhone.

Under the agreement, Motorola and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB will equally share ownership of UI Holdings BV, the parent company of Symbian user interface developer UIQ Technology AB.

Motorola’s interest in UIQ could be an effort for the handset maker to produce more user friendly devices in the face of competition from Nokia Corp. and Apple Inc., said Gerry Purdy, chief analyst at Frost and Sullivan. UIQ was developed early on as a touch-based user interface. That concept has seen renewed interest since the launch of Apple Inc.’s iPhone, which has a unique touch screen user interface.

The investment in UIQ could signal that Motorola plans to release more Symbian phones, Purdy said. The announcement could also mean that Motorola hopes to influence the development of UIQ such that the software could become compatible with other operating systems like Linux, he said.

http://www.about-electronics.eu/2007/10/17/motorola-sony-ericsson-to-share-symbian/


cheers!

[benbradle]

hi
i was stuck by this news.
definetly this news will effect the market.
Thanks

[Tehy]

Interesting... Let see what happens :) I hope they will develope UIQ to look more like Mac OS on iPhone :)

[michael4000]

UIQ was handled badly