Editing Symbian Software (section)

==Shareholding==
The company's founder shareholders were Psion, Nokia and [[Ericsson]]. [[Motorola]] joined the Symbian consortium shortly later, gaining the same 23.1% stake as Nokia and Ericsson in October 1998.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wood |first1=David |last2=West |first2=Joel |date=11 June 2013 |title=Evolving an Open Ecosystem: The Rise and Fall of the Symbian Platform |publisher=[[Emerald Group Publishing]] |isbn=978-1-78190-826-6}}</ref> [[Panasonic|Matsushita]] followed in May 1999 paying £22 million for an 8.8% stake.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/matsushita-joins-psions-alliance-1096038.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/matsushita-joins-psions-alliance-1096038.html |archive-date=26 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Matsushita joins Psion's alliance |website=[[Independent.co.uk]] |date=22 October 2011}}</ref> This was followed by [[Siemens]] taking 5% in April 2002<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/04/23/siemens_joins_symbian_club/ |title=Siemens joins Symbian club|website=[[The Register]] }}</ref> and [[Samsung]] also taking 5% in February 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240049564/Samsung-buys-5-stake-in-Symbian |title=Samsung buys 5% stake in Symbian}}</ref>

Motorola sold its stake in the company to Psion and Nokia in September 2003.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kawamoto |first=Dawn |date=23 August 2003 |url=http://news.cnet.com/Motorola-to-sell-off-its-Symbian-stake/2100-1036_3-5070006.html |title=Motorola to sell off its Symbian stake |access-date=26 July 2009 |work=CNet News |publisher=[[CNet]]}}</ref>

In February 2004, Psion, the originator of Symbian, intended to sell its 31.1% stake in the company to Nokia. This caused unease amongst other shareholders as Nokia would gain majority control of the company, with Sony Ericsson in particular being a vocal critic. The deal finalised with the stake shared between Nokia, Matsushita, Siemens and Sony Ericsson in July 2004, with Nokia holding a 47.9% share.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/2666038/networking/psion-s-symbian-sale-to-nokia-hits-inside-resistance.html |title=Psion's Symbian sale to Nokia hits inside resistance |date=5 March 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Cripps |first=Tony |date=8 July 2004 |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Symbian%27s+Autonomy+Assured+as+Owners+Split+Psion+Stake.-a0119040949 |title=Symbian's Autonomy Assured as Owners Split Psion Stake |work=[[Computergram International]] |access-date=26 July 2009}}</ref>