http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/ Engadget Comments for HTC sees revenue falling due to "delays in product launches" http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/Aug 3rd 2009 2:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/Aug 3rd 2009 2:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/
Yes, because so many Americans buy their handsets unlocked and unsubsidized. It's not our fault we're getting gouged on every handset available compared to the pricing in the UK, but it seems everyone is willing to pay it, along with a 24 month contract extension.]]>Aug 3rd 2009 3:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/Aug 3rd 2009 4:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/Aug 3rd 2009 6:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/Aug 3rd 2009 9:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/
Darren! How could you, Blasphemy!]]>Aug 3rd 2009 10:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/Aug 3rd 2009 2:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/Aug 3rd 2009 2:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/Aug 3rd 2009 10:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/Aug 3rd 2009 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/
Look at it like this: When the US networks delayed the introduction of the Touch Pro by a few months, the TP2 was still coming out on schedule by HTC. HTC then releases teasers, in my opinion, to punish the cell companies. Once we all saw the product map, the current offerings were no longer the most wanted. I'm a good example of that, as I was a week from picking up a Fuze, and now am staying on Tmob for the TP2.

Some are better than others, but for a company like Verizon to be the last to bring the TP sucks for them even more. I'm not saying it's a great business model for the US companies to plan on HTC phones to be on the list for more than a year, or for HTC to crank them out yearly. I do think the US companies should embrace the number of new phones, as the represent a marketing opportunity. Goodness, Tmobile overseas has seen quite a few more smartphones since both they and the US had the MDA launched at around the same time.

It seems like software releases are getting drawn into the yearly updates now too, with Apple and Google jumping on, and Microsoft gearing up for updating their mobile offerings more often.]]>Aug 3rd 2009 12:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/Aug 3rd 2009 2:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/Aug 3rd 2009 2:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/
http://www.htc.com/www/product/hero/specification.html

Looks like they will be getting your revenue after all!]]>Aug 3rd 2009 6:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/Aug 3rd 2009 2:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/
I am afraid it is.
With everyone speculating about HTC's Tegra phone and Samsung's Jet Omnia or even the Omnia HD in the past etc why would people be excited about HTC's months old Touch/Diamond/G1 when they only have to wait a few months for something else to be unveiled then a bit more for it to be released.... The real winner in all of this is Sony ericsson who have shown everyone there 1ghz Xperia X2 and the 12mp Satio or whatever it was called. Also, Samsung and LG who don't have ridiculously priced phones do not loose much on doing the same thing because people are not necessary paying for 'the absolute best' as HTC market there products as....

Of course inb4 some kind of strange argument trying to bring in the Apple iPhone... only idiots buy them who are unpredictable.]]>Aug 3rd 2009 5:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/Also,
If they would release me a hero (unlocked and unbranded) on AT&T frequencies they would see my revenue. I want so badly to stick it to AT&T by using Google Voice on my phone.]]>Aug 3rd 2009 1:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/Aug 3rd 2009 2:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/
In the words of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog:

"Heh Heh, it's called Reality pal..."]]>Aug 3rd 2009 3:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://wmpoweruser.com/?p=6417]]>Aug 3rd 2009 4:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/Aug 3rd 2009 3:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/Aug 3rd 2009 8:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/
I do, and tons of other people I know do too.

Really, do speak for yourself.]]>Aug 3rd 2009 8:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/Aug 3rd 2009 3:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/Aug 3rd 2009 3:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/Aug 3rd 2009 6:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/Aug 3rd 2009 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/
--owner of HTC Touch Pro--]]>Aug 3rd 2009 3:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/Aug 3rd 2009 6:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/
Interface is shiny, but crappy. ]]>Aug 3rd 2009 9:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/
Finally, if one of the "HTC" engineers / designers wants to be a hero they just need to read a couple of the threads here, then implement the recommendations that have been posted time & time again.

So simple & II guarantee they'd have a phone that sells & puts up the numbers they need. ]]>Aug 3rd 2009 4:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/
;)]]>Aug 3rd 2009 5:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/Aug 3rd 2009 6:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/
Do you actually think that the reason they don't implement those ideas is because they haven't thought of them? HTC engineers are among the best in the world; if they haven't done things that are so obvious that people on engadget keep posting, there's a reason for it. It's the same as the people you get in every PSP article that say "Too bad it still hasn't got a second analog! They should add that in!"]]>Aug 3rd 2009 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/
-- ex owner of HTC Hero --]]>Aug 3rd 2009 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/
That said:

They don’t have an own brand flagship product that outstrips the competition
They are using slightly outdated processors
AND A TOUCH PRO2 WITHOUT A 3.5mm JACK IS NOT GETTING MY MONEY


The competition is really good; Omnia, iPhone 3GS (and despite the anti Apple fanboys you’ve got to admit it’s a good phone), and there’s nothing in their line up that really generates absolute “gotta have”.

I’m still looking at my universal – running WM5! – and thinking, “Yup, does the job.”
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I have a Touch on Sprint, and I fracking hate this thing. It locks up about 70% of the time I get a call. The clock freezes randomly - just the display on the home page, though. The actual clock is ticking right along. Considering the only apps I have installed on it are Skyfire (which performs badly on the phone), Google Maps, and....that's it, I doubt it's any 3rd party software causing the problems.

The speed is TERRIBLE. The battery life is NONEXISTENT. The mini USB is so flaky I'm afraid to even try and put a cooked ROM on it (that I'm sure would improve some aspects of the phone) for fear of bricking it.

But I paid about $400 for it, and a decent new phone would be another $300 (or more) so I can't justify getting something new unless it will last me a couple years at least. That leaves me waiting, and waiting, and waiting....I would love to throw another couple hundred dollars at HTC (assuming the Touch Pro 2 isn't fail), if Sprint would just release the fracking thing already!

I hate Apple...I HATE them. I hate AT&T even more. But I'm about 2 inches away from visiting an AT&T store to get an iPhone, because I want something that works. ]]>Aug 3rd 2009 6:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/Aug 3rd 2009 6:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/Aug 3rd 2009 6:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/Aug 3rd 2009 6:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/
I guess the touch pro 2 for hardware keyboard lovers.

And if you like a more compact phone then the touch diamond 2.

All that being said HTC need to ditch qualcomm or at least their current choice of processor.]]>Aug 3rd 2009 9:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/Aug 3rd 2009 7:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/
as the article says we might never see the touch pro2 for sprint and as for the HTC Hero it is with possibility that will be release for sprint. ]]>Aug 3rd 2009 8:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/
Thankfully, I don't care about the Touch Pro 2. I only asked because I am returning my Pre before the end of the 30 day return period and waiting for the Hero to be released on Sprint.]]>Aug 3rd 2009 9:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/Aug 3rd 2009 11:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/Aug 3rd 2009 12:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/
Enough with the carrier specific subsidized cell phones. There are people that have money and know what they want, so how come we can't buy them easily?

I'm in Canada btw, the worst place in the world to get a nice phone at a decent price.]]>Aug 3rd 2009 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/htc-sees-revenue-falling-due-to-delays-in-product-launches/Aug 3rd 2009 2:25PM