The End of UIQ |
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The End of UIQ |
 2008-11-08 01:05
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 twitter.com/scotsboyuk  Group: Admins Posts: 14,184 Joined: 2005-03-03 From: Blighty Member No.: 40 Mobile: T68i (The Lightsaber of Mobiles)  |
 UIQ's entire 270 staff have been put on notice of dismissal. With both Sony Ericsson and Motorola no longer using UIQ in their products the company's future is dubious. Sony Ericsson has agreed to fund the company on a monthly basis to allow UIQ to explore its options, in other words until someone buys the company or the staff can be found other jobs. The staff themselves are a valuable asset given their experience. All About Symbian reports that both Sony Ericsson and Motorola has dropped a number of UIQ handsets planned for launch. Source: All About Symbian -------------------- Bessie Braddock: Winston you are drunk. Churchill: Yes, but in the morning I shall be sober, and you will still be ugly.
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2008-11-08 01:27
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 Eggy Level SE-NSE Addict  Group: SE-NSE Awards '09 Posts: 3,823 Joined: 2008-05-29 From: Transferring data from forum.se-nse.net... Member No.: 146,041 Mobile: K750, C902, N86 8MP |
So means S60 is coming?
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2008-11-08 01:46
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 Feel your SE-NSEs!  Group: Super Moderators Posts: 6,164 Joined: 2007-06-03 From: El' Denmark'O! Member No.: 45,889 Mobile: Idou (iDoYou) Tutorials Submitted: -1 |
That's sad
 I like UIQ's UI 
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2008-11-08 02:40
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 Heaven restores you in life  Group: VIP Posts: 2,925 Joined: 2008-01-07 From: Scotland Member No.: 99,493 Mobile: HTC Touch HD (Blackstone) |
It doesn't necessarily mean anything.
But, reading between the lines, UIQ is dead, so  will be switching across to other smartphone OSs.Obviously, they already have a WinMo handset on the market but since no OS is perfect and since the Xperia white-paper specifically states that the handsets are not limited to being just WinMo-based, it would seem likely that will also adopt one or both of S60 and/or Android.
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2008-11-08 08:47
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 se modder Group: VIP Posts: 1,135 Joined: 2007-08-08 From: uk Member No.: 58,788 Mobile: 2x k750@W800 (dead),K810,W810 (modded to the max) Dead w580 NEW W910! |
i feel sorry for the staff hopefully they will find new jobs
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2008-11-08 11:19
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 Angus  Group: Members. Posts: 1,595 Joined: 2008-07-17 From: Switzerland - The best country in the world Member No.: 160,438 Mobile: Sony Ericsson V800, iPhone 3G |
I wonder if anyone will buy them, apart from google
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2008-11-08 12:42
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Non-se-nse Group: Members Posts: 156 Joined: 2008-03-30 From: Mauritius :) Member No.: 127,095 Mobile: W810i |
I think Sony Ericsson will follow Motorola's move and adopt Android too.
That would be good to know which is best though, Symbian or Android? I hope that SE goes for the best... -------------------- iii ɥɔuǝɹɟ ʞɐǝds ı SE w810i r4db005 CID49 | eXcellent Digital Surround ViVa Acoustic driver | Ultra_Superdriver 6.7u2 Camera driver |
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2008-11-08 13:05
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se modder Group: VIP Posts: 1,135 Joined: 2007-08-08 From: uk Member No.: 58,788 Mobile: 2x k750@W800 (dead),K810,W810 (modded to the max) Dead w580 NEW W910! |
yeah i think some one will "hire them" (not buy they are humans not phones
 ) they have good experience maybe se will hire them or they could do 6 moths teacher training and teach what they know?
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2008-11-08 18:39
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 Best staff member of 2008 (apparently) Group: Admins Posts: 2,888 Joined: 2008-01-18 From: Denmark Member No.: 102,800 Mobile: C901, C903, W995 and XPERIA X1 Tutorials Submitted: 2 |
SE is going for Symbian Foundation
Fortunately!
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2008-11-08 18:50
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 Laird Attwood Group: Super Moderators Posts: 3,003 Joined: 2007-08-16 From: Staffordshire, UK Member No.: 60,397 Mobile: iPhone 2G, 3G 8GB Black 3G 16GB White |
QUOTE (Mizzle @ 2008-11-08 18:31)  SE is going for Symbian Foundation Fortunately!You think? S60 is to slow, and S40 isn't much better in that stake.... prefer WinMo or Android devices from Symbian Foundation is to Nokiaized for my liking, at least with UIQ Symbian they had a variation (didn't like UIQ either though)... we may as all well get Nokia's from now on.........  at least with android their would have been a nice solid 'Linux' based OS. for straight Symbian to work on a they would have to change it ALOT.
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2008-11-08 18:55
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Best staff member of 2008 (apparently) Group: Admins Posts: 2,888 Joined: 2008-01-18 From: Denmark Member No.: 102,800 Mobile: C901, C903, W995 and XPERIA X1 Tutorials Submitted: 2 |
I'd prefer Symbian over Android any day at the moment. For now Android lacks a variety of features, and seems limited in many ways - just like iPhoney.
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2008-11-08 18:58
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Heaven restores you in life Group: VIP Posts: 2,925 Joined: 2008-01-07 From: Scotland Member No.: 99,493 Mobile: HTC Touch HD (Blackstone) |
Yeah, I'm with you Matt, I think that if
were to just use S60, then what's the point? What would set the handsets apart?Not to mention, I think it's a really bad OS anyway. WinMo seems to offer a more customisable experience, which would allow to make their own mark and the up-coming 6.5 release could provide a surprise or two.As for Android, I haven't tried it but it seems to have the most potential of all of the OSs. Anyway, clearly aren't going to be an exclusively Symbian manufacturer when they're toting a WinMo handset at the top of their range.
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2008-11-08 19:12
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Laird Attwood Group: Super Moderators Posts: 3,003 Joined: 2007-08-16 From: Staffordshire, UK Member No.: 60,397 Mobile: iPhone 2G, 3G 8GB Black 3G 16GB White |
@ Step we really must stop agreeing
I have seen some of the devices Motorola are developing in the last two roadmaps with 'WinMo' and 'Android' and to me they seem a class above what 'Nokia' are punting for the next year (At this moment) Symbian has never made it with me, and to the same respect UIQ, which i was glad dumped it... now they should flirt with WinMo and Android and not go all the way with Symbian. I would like to see more market share for Linux based OS's and WinMo than Symbian... (just because Nokia is a popular brand they think Symbian is all that) @ Mizzle the variety of features is only due to the symbian based Nokia devices (due to Nokia's market share) the times are changing there!.... it's Not likes Ericssons R380 did anything for symbian??? and the iPhone is just fine you have variety with jailbreak  -------------------- |
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2008-11-08 19:16
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 Se-nse-ible Group: Members Posts: 676 Joined: 2007-11-11 From: Timişoara, Romania Member No.: 82,950 Mobile: K800, W880 |
Well, I saw the description of android on google, it seems pretty OK. It's open-source, and you can modd it how much you want.
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2008-11-08 20:14
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Se-nse-ible Group: Members Posts: 510 Joined: 2007-06-28 From: Ohio, USA Member No.: 51,075 Mobile: w760i, W810i |
S60 is a pretty good UI, as is WM, but I'm a little worried with the "clumsiness" of WM and and how its less "fingerfriendly" than the iphone's UI. And plus, with 6.5 coming out, what's going to happen to the X1's 6.1? free upgrade?
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2008-11-08 20:34
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 Non-se-nse Group: Members Posts: 165 Joined: 2006-10-06 From: Perugia, Italy Member No.: 6,434 Mobile: k750i |
sad news,
considering this fact how much of UIQ will there be in SF?! why doesn't SE makes UIQ open source so maybe someone else can continue to develop it?! -------------------- |
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2008-11-08 21:39
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Best staff member of 2008 (apparently) Group: Admins Posts: 2,888 Joined: 2008-01-18 From: Denmark Member No.: 102,800 Mobile: C901, C903, W995 and XPERIA X1 Tutorials Submitted: 2 |
@Matt
Well, I don't know about you, but I wouldn't want to have an application for each and every single standard feature on my phone. One for MMS, one for video capture, one for file management, etc. That's just stupid in my opinion, and it's one of the major flaws of iPhone and Android. To me it just makes a statement that neither Apple nor Google have put enough work and effort into creating something that's got it all. In terms of what I call standard features, my old T68i would kick the behind of both iPhone and G1 (or any other Android-based handset to come) together. -------------------- You can visit my website here, if you want. |
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2008-11-08 23:09
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Laird Attwood Group: Super Moderators Posts: 3,003 Joined: 2007-08-16 From: Staffordshire, UK Member No.: 60,397 Mobile: iPhone 2G, 3G 8GB Black 3G 16GB White |
QUOTE (Mizzle @ 2008-11-08 21:31) @Matt Well, I don't know about you, but I wouldn't want to have an application for each and every single standard feature on my phone. One for MMS, one for video capture, one for file management, etc. That's just stupid in my opinion, and it's one of the major flaws of iPhone and Android. To me it just makes a statement that neither Apple nor Google have put enough work and effort into creating something that's got it all. In terms of what I call standard features, my old T68i would kick the behind of both iPhone and G1 (or any other Android-based handset to come) together. tosh Mizz..... -------------------- |
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2008-11-08 23:29
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 Non-se-nse Group: Members Posts: 179 Joined: 2007-08-15 Member No.: 60,282 Mobile: SE>2xK750+W800/Samsung>G800 |
i would prefer ANDROID OS wich is a linux based os that means it can be custiomized and it's much easier than S60 (Feel sorry for UIQ)
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2008-11-09 08:11
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Non-se-nse Group: Members Posts: 156 Joined: 2008-03-30 From: Mauritius :) Member No.: 127,095 Mobile: W810i |
QUOTE (Mizzle @ 2008-11-08 22:31) @Matt Well, I don't know about you, but I wouldn't want to have an application for each and every single standard feature on my phone. One for MMS, one for video capture, one for file management, etc. That's just stupid in my opinion, and it's one of the major flaws of iPhone and Android. To me it just makes a statement that neither Apple nor Google have put enough work and effort into creating something that's got it all. In terms of what I call standard features, my old T68i would kick the behind of both iPhone and G1 (or any other Android-based handset to come) together. I agree with you Mizzle. You got a point there. However, I think that all the platforms meet in the end because a large number of users find that 3rd party programs offer greater experiences compared to 'original integrated apps' and this is why it ends up being the same. Why would someone use an external movie player if the multimedia players are already alright (?) etc... So in a way, I think that Google allows users to implement whatever they want and like into their phones, and 'trash' things that they would not use. That might be why it can be interesting. -------------------- iii ɥɔuǝɹɟ ʞɐǝds ı SE w810i r4db005 CID49 | eXcellent Digital Surround ViVa Acoustic driver | Ultra_Superdriver 6.7u2 Camera driver |
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