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Speculation of an acquisition of HTC by GOOG

• wyldfire 9y ago
  Further evidence -- From [1] : "HTC just announced it's shares will halt trading tomorrow (Thur) pending a major announcement." From [2]: > To Clarify the Report of the Media > ... > 6.Content of the report:HTC might announce the sale to Google? > ... > 7.Cause of occurrence:Clarification in response to TWSE's request. [1] https://twitter.com/tculpan/status/910446256362622976 https://twitter.com/tculpan/status/910446256362622976 [2] http://investors.htc.com/mobile.view?c=148697&v=203&d=1&id=2301730 http://investors.htc.com/mobile.view?c=148697&v=203&d=1&id=2...
• djsumdog 9y ago
  Didn't Google buy up Motorola's cellphone business, only to dump it on Lenovo? I wonder if HTC has more patents they want. The HTC Evo 4G (from Sprint US) was the first really powerful Android phone that could stand up to eyeProducts. Maybe they're going back to their roots?
  • ocdtrekkie 9y ago
    Google's interests have changed. The Pixel line signals a desire to have a premium in-house brand.