What happened to Psion Software?
When I first heard the news about Symbian, I was a bit confused. I wondered what kind of a deal this was, and how it would affect me as a Psion user and developer. To answer the first question I called some friends at Psion to find out what was going on. I wondered if we were talking merger here, or a sale, or what? Alasdair Manson, a long-time friend from Psion Software, now Symbian, verified for me that Psion Software would not exist anymore under that name. Furthermore, that the new company was jointly owned by Psion, Nokia, Ericsson, and soon Motorola. The more I learn about this, the more I am amazed at how big it is for Psion and all mobile computer users. When you see the company names mentioned, you might wonder how these competitors could live under the same roof. I got some of the details from Paul Cockerton at Symbian Ltd. There is a board within Symbian that will control the inner workings of the company, such as licensing. None of the companies in the group will have contr
