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So why Linux kernal then in the first place? Ah, probably because they admit that they cannot write a kernal... what a confession.
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It's likely not that they can't write a kernel, but that it's a nice leg-up. Linux provides them a free basis for a new OS, which they would basically write from scratch with a Linux distro they choose as a basis for parts of it. However, they would need to write all of the kernel themselves to support their hardware.
My suspicion is that Symbian may not be scaling well as more is asked of it. Phones have merged with PDAs (which is about all Symbian does now), but the immediate future demands that they also incorporate portable gaming systems, music players, etc. It will be a Phone/PDA/PSP/iPod device in less than 2 years. I am wondering if Symbian's rather complex kernel can handle multitasking of this level.
Mike