Monday, April 17, 2006
The Hottest Tech Outfit Most Have Never Heard Of
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "ARTICLE" @ 06:00 AM
http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/apr2006/gb20060413_802732.htm
The title of the article is actually "The Hottest Tech Outfit You Never Heard Of" but most of our readers have heard of this outfit, HTC, and realize there is a very good chance their Windows Mobile device was made by this company.
"Bill Gates has a secret weapon -- a little-known Taiwanese company with the bland name of High Tech Computer Corp. Microsoft Corp. has long wanted to extend Windows territory to include smartphones, those souped-up handsets that can duplicate many of a desktop's functions. But Microsoft needs partners to make the gadgets, and a key one is HTC. Microsoft collects a royalty on every Windows-operated smartphone and PDA phone HTC sells to cellular operators like Cingular, T-Mobile, and Vodafone, who in turn slap their own brands on its devices. The collaboration between Microsoft and HTC is intense."
HTC made its name among mobile device enthusiasts when it came out with the iPAQ 3600 several years ago and has continued to make it a priority to keep users passionate about their devices. Read the article for additional info on the company that probably made the device you are using.
The title of the article is actually "The Hottest Tech Outfit You Never Heard Of" but most of our readers have heard of this outfit, HTC, and realize there is a very good chance their Windows Mobile device was made by this company.
"Bill Gates has a secret weapon -- a little-known Taiwanese company with the bland name of High Tech Computer Corp. Microsoft Corp. has long wanted to extend Windows territory to include smartphones, those souped-up handsets that can duplicate many of a desktop's functions. But Microsoft needs partners to make the gadgets, and a key one is HTC. Microsoft collects a royalty on every Windows-operated smartphone and PDA phone HTC sells to cellular operators like Cingular, T-Mobile, and Vodafone, who in turn slap their own brands on its devices. The collaboration between Microsoft and HTC is intense."
HTC made its name among mobile device enthusiasts when it came out with the iPAQ 3600 several years ago and has continued to make it a priority to keep users passionate about their devices. Read the article for additional info on the company that probably made the device you are using.
