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>HTC is a relatively new smartphone brand Yes, that's quite clearly the point. If Foxconn -- the makers of the iPhone -- came out with a smartphone, they would
by ergo98 16y ago
>HTC is a relatively new smartphone brand
Yes, that's quite clearly the point. If Foxconn -- the makers of the iPhone -- came out with a smartphone, they would be a new smartphone company, witty caustic replies notwithstanding.
- rbranson 16y agoExcept that Foxconn is a manufacturing company that builds to spec. HTC designs the hardware and does white labeling. That is a VERY important distinction.
- masklinn 16y ago> Yes, that's quite clearly the point. Then it's a fucking stupid point. Brand doesn't equal known-how and HTC has more than a decade of smartphone design and build under its belt. 3 times as much as Apple. > If Foxconn -- the makers of the iPhone -- came out with a smartphone Foxconn aren't the makers of the iPhone, they're its manufacturers, they weren't involved at any point of its design. HTC never built phones according to external designs (though they do build to match external specs when not selling under their own brand). Therefore > they would be a new smartphone company Yes, Foxconn would be a new smartphone company because they have 0 experience in actually making a smartphone. HTC has 10 years of experience in the field at this point. They're not a "new" smartphone company.