> low-margin, decent quality phones in a large quantity That's been interesting to HTC to now. Doesn't mean they can't make a premium phone to showcase Google'

> low-margin, decent quality phones in a large quantity That's been interesting to HTC to now. Doesn't mean they can't make a premium phone to showcase Google's tech, but just that their flagship attempts haven't moved the needle compared to the incumbents (and more than likely fair to say the Pixel hasn't either). And, well... HTC was the contract manufacturer for the Pixel... so there's that.