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HTC. HTC, once known as High Tech Computer, is a Taiwanese company that began making phone sets using Microsoft software in 2002. By 2005, it had grow
by teyc 16y ago
HTC.
HTC, once known as High Tech Computer,
is a Taiwanese company that began making
phone sets using Microsoft software in
2002. By 2005, it had grown to sales
of $2.2 billion, double that of the year
before, making it the fastest growing
tech company that year according to
BusinessWeek.
See:
http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2009/02/18/microsoft-htc-has-made-80-of-all-windows-mobile-phones/ http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2009/02/18/microsoft-htc-has-m...
- mda 16y agoHowever, If HTC hadn't jump the Android bandwagon it would be as good as dead now. So I am not sure if this example counts.
- teyc 16y agoHTC grew by jumping on bandwagons. Windows Mobile 6 was the product with an established market. Furthermore, Microsoft engaged HTC in many matters of industrial design, and all these competencies allowed them to effectively move from being a PC company to a mobile phone company. The situation for Nokia is somewhat different. MS is no longer the dominant platform in the mobile space. However, MS still has the advantage of outlook/exchange being the dominant enterprise email solution. If MS can do a good job of integrating features like Sharepoint into WP7, then it has a strong position to defend.