An Android mgfr fallout.... HTC phones losing their luster - WSJ BY ANTON TROIANOVSKI HTC Corp., an early leader in the smartphone market, is now scrambling to make up lost ground against rivals Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. The Taiwan manufacturer rode the smartphone boom to the top spot in the U.S. last year among phone makers using Google Inc.'s Android software. But lately, its devices have lost their luster. On Friday HTC said it posted its lowest quarterly profit since it started selling cell phones under its own brand a few years ago. The company blamed intense competition and a slowing global economy for a 70% drop in first-quarter profit. HTC's Phones Losing Their Luster - WSJ.com
No doubt HTC lost ground to both Apple, as well as Samsung. That said, I've had HTC devices in the past and wouldn't count them out at this point. What HTC needs is a few good rock solid devices to drive up their sales numbers. HTC has 2 very good looking devices coming out very soon, so who knows, maybe one of these will bring their sales figures up: Compare Phones (Phone Scoop)
I wouldn't count out HTC either. While my Trophy is no major powerhouse, I am still impressed with the build quality.
(I can't read the WSJ article because it is blocked by the subscription login.) The title mentions phones losing their luster and the subtitle mentions a decline in profits. Which of those is the article about; because they are different things. HTC could have great phones and still have a period of profit decline.
I agree. Some HTC's are going to be pumping out here soon, so we shall see. I think they are solid phones. There just is no hype, and there hasn't been since the original EVO 2 years ago.
I know HTC was cranking out some of the first Android phones, when there wasn't much competition, they even partnered with Google directly on a phone (Nexus One?) that Google sold directly (and failed). Now there's a boat-load of phone mfgrs making Android phones. And Google bought Motorola, so they son't need HTC as any special "partner" any more. I imagine that could be some reasons for some loss of ground on HTC's part. I was actually using the original T-Mobile G1 up until a few weeks ago. I'm kind of surprised it held up that long, I wasn't really impressed with the build quality.. That said, I'm not a big HTC fan, and probably wouldn't buy another one. But a slump isn't the death of them either, I'm sure they'll bounce back.
I have a script for the iPhone , not the web. But the article was about luster and loss of profits. Here is the best I can do: HTC Corp., an early leader in the smartphone market, is now scrambling to make up lost ground against rivals Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. The Taiwan manufacturer rode the smartphone boom to the top spot in the U.S. last year among phone makers using Google Inc.'s Android software. But lately, its devices have lost their luster. On Friday HTC said it posted its lowest quarterly profit since it started selling cell phones under its own brand a few years ago. The company blamed intense competition and a slowing global economy for a 70% drop in first-quarter profit.
