Psion gave 130 staff to the new company
and retained a 31% shareholding in the spin-off.
Psion gave 130 key staff to the new company
and retained a 31% shareholding in the spin-off.
Psion gave 130 key staff to the new company
and retained a 31% shareholding in the spun-out business.
It was a descendant of Psion's EPOC and runs exclusively on ARM processors,
although a non-productized x86 port existed.
It is a descendant of Psion's EPOC and runs exclusively on ARM processors,
although an unreleased x86 port existed.
Symbian OS was a descendant of Psion's EPOC, and ran exclusively on ARM processors,
although an unreleased x86 port existed.
In June 1998, Psion Software became Symbian Ltd.,
a major joint venture between Psion and phone manufacturers Ericsson, Motorola, and Nokia.
The Symbian company had risen from the
ashes of a failing PDA company named Psion, changing its focus to mobile OS development
with funding from entities such as Motorola and Ericsson, while the largest funding share always came from Nokia.