Symbian, the mobile phone operating system jointly owned by several leading handset makers, passed on Wednesday (July 7th) a significant milestone that most of its owners have agreed to increase their stakes in the company, preventing Nokia from increasing its holding above 50 percent.
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% equity |
New
% equity |
|
(Source: Symbiam.com press release) | ||
Ericsson |
17.5
|
15.6
|
Sony Ericsson |
1.5
|
13.1
|
Nokia |
32.2
|
47.9
|
Panasonic |
7.9
|
10.5
|
Psion |
31.1
|
0.0
|
Samsung |
5.0
|
4.5
|
Siemens |
4.8
|
8.4
|
Total |
100.0
|
100.0
|
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