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Comments on ‘Symbian shipments up but royalties stall’Send in the consultantsPublished Tuesday 20th May 2008 10:24 GMT
how big is that, then?By Anonymous Coward
Posted Tuesday 20th May 2008 12:42 GMT
If those are quarterly figures, does this suggest that their annual turnover is now just over £160 million? Little old Psion turned over £160 million in 1998, the year Symbian were formed out of Psion. Does this mean that ten years on, world-conquering Symbian, the alliance of the mobile giants, is now back to the same size as little old UK-conquering Psion? Symbian is profit-neutral patent indemnity shield for NokiaBy Anonymous Coward
Posted Tuesday 20th May 2008 14:27 GMT
Roll up all the possible patent infringements in a not-so-profitable holding company and voila. If they were ever to be significantly profitable, they would become a IP troll target. It's brilliant -- unless you have Symbian stock options... The period for commenting on this story has finished
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