

HTC First flop is another painful loss for struggling Asian OEM


I. First is a Flop



HTC First
Reportedly the phone may be discontinued.

II. Employees Jump to Other Firms

Meanwhile HTC is suffering internal issues as well, bleeding employees.







III. A Road to Recovery?


Nokia sign


Source: The Verge

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RE: You can thank Apple...
By Cheesew1z69 on 5/23/2013 2:57:07 PM , Rating: 2
The author of that article from techpinions....

John Kirk John R. Kirk is a recovering attorney. He has also worked as a financial advisor and a business coach. His love affair with computing started with his purchase of the original Mac in 1985 . His primary interest is the field of personal computing (which includes phones, tablets, notebooks and desktops) and his primary focus is on long-term business strategies: What makes a company unique; How do those unique qualities aid or inhibit the success of the company; and why don’t (or can’t) other companies adopt the successful attributes of their competitors? - See more at:
Tells me all I need to know about him. Gotta love BIAS authors. Tony seems to be able to sniff them out like a dog sniffs his own ass.

RE: You can thank Apple...
By retrospooty on 5/23/2013 4:03:38 PM , Rating: 2
"Tells me all I need to know about him. Gotta love BIAS authors."

Yup... "My point is weak, so let me change the subject to finance and then post a link to an article with an opinion/bias just like mine... That will show 'em". I dont get what he is trying to prove. Apple makes money? I think we all know that.

"Tony seems to be able to sniff them out like a dog sniffs his own ass."


RE: You can thank Apple...
By Motoman on 5/24/2013 8:33:43 PM , Rating: 2
I wouldn't necessarily skewer someone because their first computer was an Apple.

My first computer was a Commodore 64. Then I got an Amiga 500...and then my first 486sx PC. Which, naturally, I took apart to see if I could put it back together ;)

Beyond that, I took my first computer classes when I was in 5th grade...on Apple IIs. I completed all of the coursework there was for all grades through high school in one semester. When I got into HS, our lab was all Apple IIs still. With one IBM clone that no one knew what to do with. My HS programming work was on the Apple IIs. Didn't get that first PC until I was in my 3rd year of college.

So all in all, I was as primed as anybody to be a lifelong Apple fan. But if you've paid attention, you've probably guessed that I'm not. I'm also not giving Microsoft any free passes either...which you've noticed lately especially around Win8 if you've paid attention.

All of which I only bring up because you can't simply point at someone's first computer as being indicative of how they're going to be for the rest of their lives.

RE: You can thank Apple...
By Cheesew1z69 on 5/25/13, Rating: 0
