UIQ officially declared bankruptcy.

Since the moment when Sony Ericsson announced that it will use Windows Mobile on its flagship Xperia, the fate of UIQ hung in the balance. Now, almost a year later, the inevitable happened - UIQ Technology filed for bankruptcy. This action finally kills any hope that Sony Ericsson will decide to revive its S-series using this platform.

Also, the fact that Nokia completed the acquisition of Symbian Limited in order to turn the popular platform into an open system played its role in the demise of UIQ. The new Symbian will combine the elements of UIQ, S60 and a specially developed MOAP platform for DoCoMo mobile applications. The first phones based on the new Symbian will be available not earlier than 2010.

Let me remind you that the main consumers of UIQ Technology products were Motorola and Sony Ericsson. After the bankruptcy of UIQ Technology, the promotion of the S60 platforms remains solely owned by Nokia, as the third UI developer for Symbian - MOAP specializes exclusively in orders from the Japanese company NTT DoCoMo.
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