Windows Phone Thoughts: HTC: "We Won't Mimic iPhone"

"'It's a pretty eye-catching design,' said Peter Chou, president and chief executive officer of HTC, during an interview at the International Consumer Electronics Show, but 'we have our own cool stuff coming out as well.' HTC has no plans to follow Apple into the music-handset business, he said, and nor will his company try to mimic the new design. HTC has also not been in discussions with Microsoft over a Zune mobile phone, he said...'We need to differentiate ourselves. We will not be successful if we are a copy cat,' he said."

Good for HTC! I think they deserve credit for pushing the envelope of PDAs and "smart phones" for the last few years. While Apple has certainly thrown down a design gauntlet, not only is it impractical for HTC to imitate them (patents, Windows Mobile platform), it's far better that they carve out their own path. :) Real innovation on multiple fronts is what will truly help customers long-term, not some cheap knockoff I'm sure we will see forthcoming in the next year or so.