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HTC: How They Compare
In the last mobile market update series I wrote of the evolution of market share, the shift in where dollars are spent, the tale of ASP erosion, profitability ratios over time and EBIT share over time. I did not include…
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What Happens When You Upgrade an HTC Hero to Android 2.1?
HTC: TEXT AND PICTURE MESSAGES Text and picture messages will be deleted with this software update. You can back up text and picture messages by forwarding them to an email address. APPLICATIONS Applications will be…
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HTC to pay Microsoft for Android
While Apple’s patent lawsuit against HTC remains ongoing, the Taiwanese handset maker has reached a licensing agreement with Microsoft to avoid another lawsuit over its Android-powered handsets. AppleInsider | Microsoft…
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HTC Mulling Home-Grown Mobile OS
According to HTC CFO Cheng Hui-ming, the company is giving serious thought to developing its own mobile operating system via HTC Mulling Home-Grown Mobile OS (Phone Scoop). Delivering precisely what the world needs…
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The Tale of the Spitzer Bullet Patent Lawsuit
Apropos the IP lawsuit between Apple and HTC, it’s perhaps instructive to look back at memorable patent suits. The following excerpt tells the story of how patent royalties were litigated for weapons that the litigants…
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Why HTC (Part II)
Starting in January, Apple launched a series of C-Level discussions with tier-1 handset makers to underscore its growing displeasure at seeing its iPhone-related IP infringed. The lawsuit filed against HTC thus appears…
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Why HTC?
In the suit against HTC, Apple’s listed infringing phones include HD2, Touch Pro2, Tilt2, Imagio, Pure and Touch Diamond. These all run Windows Mobile and not Android. HTC shipped 80% of the Windows Mobile units in the…
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Suiting Up
Well, I don’t want to talk about any specific company. I’m just making a general statement that we think competition is good. It makes us all better. And we are ready to suit up and go against anyone. However, we will…
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HTC: Hard to Compete
HTC is the world’s fourth largest smartphone company. It ships 80% of all Windows Mobile and probably a similar proportion of Android devices. Like Microsoft in 2003, Google turned to HTC for its first smartphone, the G1…