Native Skype Client for Symbian Coming Next Week?

Symbian-Freak reports that this might be the case.

I still can't understand why the major IM/VoIP companies haven't gone completely mobile (I mean free native application for Windows Mobile and Symbian S60/UIQ, not some lousy Java 'app' or a bundle of 50 different services). Are they so in love with their (so 90s!) computer-only business model that they just don't care?

I know there is Skype for Windows Mobile, and Windows Live Messenger (or whatever else they're calling it now) for more platforms, however Microsoft keep frightening users by repeatedly claiming they'll start to charge for the service.

But this is not enough. Why is it taking the others so long? I know that when all these IM platforms were created, very few people had the guts to dream about them being able to run on phones, but come on...it's 2008!

While we wait, let's all be thankful for Fring and Slick.

[Source: Markus Goebel's Tech News Comments]