UIQ out of money, liquidation imminent
The writing's been on the wall for most of 2008, but it's now very, very official: UIQ is dead. The company's parents are unwilling (and / or unable) to pump any additional money into the failing software outfit, and considering that S60 has inherited the throne within the Symbian Foundation, Sony Ericsson and Motorola have abandoned the platform, and all of its employees have been warned of impending layoffs, there's really nothing left for UIQ to do than sell off its assets piecemeal to the highest bidders. We'd still give our right arm for a shot at a Paris, and with this fire sale coming on at UIQ HQ, who knows -- we might just have that shot after all.Update: The bankruptcy filing is now official.
[Via Esato]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
dave @ Jan 4th 2009 9:24PM
odd didn't att dropped WM for UIQ last month?
Aaron @ Jan 5th 2009 2:48AM
No, they said Symbian and that means S60. Either way, it sounded like it would only be AT&T-branded phones.
Virtuous @ Jan 4th 2009 10:28PM
What has been UIQ been waiting for, the grim reaper? They should have shut down months ago.
Stuart @ Jan 5th 2009 1:05AM
With Sony Ericsson contributing all the UIQ assets to the Symbian Foundation project, this really shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone.