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All posts tagged "growth"


Monday, January 19, 2009

HTC Lowers Expectations In 2009

Posted by Darius Wey in "Pocket PC News" @ 03:17 PM

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20090119PB203.html

"High Tech Computer (HTC) has lowered its guidance for revenue growth in 2009 amid the global economic slowdown, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. The paper quoted HTC CEO Peter Chou as saying that the company expects its revenues to grow at a double-digit rate in 2009, compared to a robust 20% growth Chou projected in a conference call last October."

This just goes to show that not even the venerable are immune from tough economic conditions; although, double-digit rate of growth is still solid, considering many other major companies have experienced losses in the past half year, and are expecting further losses in the year ahead.


Thursday, October 9, 2008

HTC Waving the Dollar Bills... But Not for Long?

Posted by Darius Wey in "Pocket PC Talk" @ 03:20 AM

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20081006PM202.html

"HTC Corporation has reported September revenues of NT$13.7 billion, up 30% from the same period last year. For the third quarter of 2008, the company's total revenues reached NT$37.86 billion, representing 30.06% year-on-year growth... HTC's third quarter revenue were in line with guidance provided during last quarter's conference call. Nevertheless, September revenues were slightly affected by the delay of shipment due to a series of typhoons. The company remains optimitics [sic] it will achieve annual revenue growth of 20-30%, and close to the upper end of the target."



It's interesting seeing growth figures such as these, and realizing that the future may not be so rosy, given current economic conditions. The question to you, dear readers. With all that is going on in the global markets, do you plan to cut spending on new toys in the months (and possibly years) ahead? HTC and many other companies may soon have to face the stark reality that the solid growth experienced over the past few years could be reversed.


Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Microsoft Crosses Fingers: Hopes for 50% Smartphone Growth by 2009

Posted by Rocco Augusto in "Smartphone News" @ 11:16 AM

http://uk.reuters.com/article/techn...27?pageNumber=1

"TAIPEI, May 27 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp expects global unit sales of its Windows Mobile software for cellphones to grow at least 50 percent per year in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 as demand for smartphones rises rapidly. 'Fifty percent growth is the minimum,' Eddie Wu, the software company's managing director of OEM embedded devices Asia, told Reuters on the sidelines of a news conference on Tuesday. He said Microsoft expects to sell 20 million units in its 2007/2008 fiscal year ending in June, and expects to grow at least 50 percent annually over the next two years. It sold over 11 million units of its Windows Mobile software in its 2006/2007 fiscal year ended June. 'We're actually still seeing very good growth (for our mobile software) in markets like Europe and the United States,' said Wu. Wu added that growth of Windows Mobile is seen fastest in Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Brazil, Russia and India."

11 million units worldwide is an incredible feat and with all the fancy new handsets popping up like the new Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 and the HTC Touch Diamond, it is pretty much a no brainer that Microsoft will hit their now hopeful 50% increase and then some. Now if one the manufactures out there would stop ignoring us poor Windows Mobile Standard users and release something nice and customized for us, I would be a happy man! It is not fair that our Windows Mobile Professional brothers get all the fun while we're stuck with the same ol' non-jaw dropping interface. It might be time for me to get over my unnatural hatred for smudges and pick up a HTC Touch Diamond.


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