A bunch of Psion fans have started a petition to try to get Psion to offer the Symbian OS as an option on the new NetBook Pro, which runs Windows CE 4.2. This presumably makes them feel better, without doing anybody the least bit of good. Rather than signing petitions, it would be much more useful if each of them sent in a cheque with an order for one or more new Symbian-based NetBooks -- whatever number is needed to make it a viable product.
After all, Psion isn't against Symbian. It's just trying to make a living, and I'd guess it would be delighted if it could do that by selling systems with its own software.
Psion's problem is that it has already tried selling NetBooks and other products with the EPOC operating system (on which Symbian is based), and didn't get enough buyers to make it worth continuing. It's now trying Windows CE because it thinks there is a market for it. If there isn't, the CE-style NetBook won't last much longer. Either way, Psion Teklogix has to make things that people want to buy, or it will soon go out of business.
Signing petitions is a much less effective form of action than signing purchase orders. If you really want to do something for Psion, put your money where your mouth is.
