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Published Tuesday 20th May 2008 10:24 GMT

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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 Nokia 

By Anonymous Coward
Posted Tuesday 20th May 2008 14:27 GMT
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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...

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