HTC is crumbling from within
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Wait. The HTC One kinda saved the mobile market. ....
I'm waiting on the non-contract fire sale for the First. The phone itself it no slouch.
Re: phablets - the S-Pen makes a big difference.
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Most of the time vice presidents step down because they are asked to, not because they want to. It's a formality
HTC One>galaxy>iPhone
I never understood why Samsung mobiles get more interest than HTC. HTC's phone designs are SO much better there's just no comparison. HTC deserve to be soaring with success
But besides, even if HTC did "crumble", who cares? HTC One is a fantastic phone, use it until it becomes too old to use, then get another phone. No big deal. It's still the best (and sexiest) phone on the market atm.
But besides, even if HTC did "crumble", who cares? HTC One is a fantastic phone, use it until it becomes too old to use, then get another phone. No big deal. It's still the best (and sexiest) phone on the market atm.
jsntrenkler
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Netflix works just fine on my Z10...even my senior citizen father can side load and that man can't pair bluetooth.
One thing I don't miss about Android is the fanboy posturing. According to most, BlackBerry has been circling the bowl for years...and yet they're still here.
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JHBThree
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Sorry to burst the doomsayer's bubble, but this is absolutely normal for a company undergoing a restructuring. People get fired, or quit, especially when a new boss takes over and starts making dramatic changes. It would be MORE concerning if this WASN'T happening, because it would mean that HTC wasn't making the hard choices needed to survive. If you look at where these departures are coming from, it becomes clear that these people have been responsible for areas where HTC has been lacking.
There's also one thing that the Verge forgot to mention: Despite all of the acrimony and hard times, HTC STILL hasn't had any quarterly losses. So they're making (an admittedly small) amount of money despite their problems. If HTC had been recording quarter after quarter of losses AND having these departures, THEN it would be a sign of worse things to come. For now, its just a sign of a company in the midst of a major transition.
There's also one thing that the Verge forgot to mention: Despite all of the acrimony and hard times, HTC STILL hasn't had any quarterly losses. So they're making (an admittedly small) amount of money despite their problems. If HTC had been recording quarter after quarter of losses AND having these departures, THEN it would be a sign of worse things to come. For now, its just a sign of a company in the midst of a major transition.
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Wait. The HTC One kinda saved the mobile market. ....
I'm waiting on the non-contract fire sale for the First. The phone itself it no slouch.
Re: phablets - the S-Pen makes a big difference.
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Google should buy the leftover First stock and brand it as a new Google Experience device for $199. People would go bonkers for it at that price.
Companies have turnovers, I remember reading in t3 awhile ago it was about Google and its potential security threats to citizens, how Bill Gates said his biggest fear was a start up company... the same year he said that Google was founded.... it also resulted in a Microsoft Board member throwing a chair across the room screaming "F*** Google" because they took some of their staff. Moral of the story is, even when microsoft lost staff to rivals they still stood in the market.
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Don't take this personally, as I am speaking to ALL when I say this: I am amazed by how many people on this forum think the average smartphone user (you know, the other 99.99% of people NOT on these forums) could give a rats-a** about stock Android. You go ask the average smartphone user about rooting and ROM's; watch the "deer in headlights" look that you get. Is it interesting to some of us techie-types? Sure. How many would sell? On the outside, tens of thousands. Considering HTC just sold 5 MILLION Ones, and Samsung just sold 10 MILLION S4's, there is nothing about this business strategy that would "save" a company, nor even make it enough money to make it worthwhile.
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Oh I don't care if it saves HTC...I just want one lol
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all companies have gone and go through these types of things. with that being said, HTC has consistently put out sub par phones over the past five years. name one phone of theirs that you would consider "revolutionary?". yes, the build quality is a plus, but when it comes to reliability and functionality, not to mention battery life, they are well below the norm. EVO 4G, EVO 3d, Thunderbolt, Rezound, Sensation...all of these were good attempts, but they didn't quite cut it. when a company spokesman actually apologizes for a phone (thunderbolt) things can't be good in house. now, with that said I hope they can right the ship, because healthy competition between companies means better products for us consumers. however all change IS NOT good, and could mean the beginning of the end.
TimmyB
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Not trying to be grammar police, here, but that is not a true statement. "Not all change is good,...", maybe?
With regard to the rest of your post, I think you are pretty close to spot-on. They obviously have been neither cutting-edge nor top-quality, in terms of devices. I think that has changed overnight, with the One. It is both. If you look at the "problems" people are having on these forums, 90% of them seem to be related to the camera. And, from what our European friends have said, the update pushed out over there has helped immensely in that regard.
All companies are on the verge of near-extinction, and sometimes, soon after they were the industry leader. Some pull out of it, some don't. I don't see anything in HTC's finances that scare me to the point where they won't be around in 5 years, assuming there is no merger or acquisition.
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Well with around 5 million HTC Ones sold being reported and they are doubling up on production, I am going to assume they are fine for now. People have to understand we need HTC to do well, competition helps force innovation.
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HTC's issue seems so obvious to me...too many darn phones! The Hero, Rezound, Sensation, Rhyme, Desire, Vivid, DNA...my God, the list goes on and on. And with every variation requires a support team in the background....more overhead! Hey HTC, how about following the lead of some rather successful companies - If the One is your flagship phone (and an outstanding phone it is) - discontinue all the other models and focus all your attention on the evolution of the One. Period!
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