Touch HD NOT coming to US

[kidmet]

http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/h...to-the-states/


Ouch!

[darren.wlsn1]

good, now i dont have to worry about paying my morgage. lol

[TucanMobile]

I'm tempted to get the Touch pro now, but I know that's exactly what HTC wants at this point. If we don't get the Touch HD we'll probably get something just as good or better soon (maybe WM7 or android?). At the same time though I feel that this a ploy by HTC to sell more of the Diamond and pro in US before they ship the HD over.

I wish I could know whether to wait or not at this point. I get my full discount every year and I can always sell the pro if I want to trade, but all I can say is this is frustrating. I would assume that Sprint probably won't be coming out with new HTC phones until summer or next fall. At the same time though I'm really interested in Android, but I have a feeling WM7 is going to be pretty ba.

[kidmet]

Originally Posted by TucanMobile

I'm tempted to get the Touch pro now, but I know that's exactly what HTC wants at this point. If we don't get the Touch HD we'll probably get something just as good or better soon (maybe WM7 or android?). At the same time though I feel that this a ploy by HTC to sell more of the Diamond and pro in US before they ship the HD over.

I wish I could know whether to wait or not at this point. I get my full discount every year and I can always sell the pro if I want to trade, but all I can say is this is frustrating. I would assume that Sprint probably won't be coming out with new HTC phones until summer or next fall. At the same time though I'm really interested in Android, but I have a feeling WM7 is going to be pretty ba.

I think of it this way, there are always going to be users who need a keyboard. I think the demand will be there to sell the Pro if, in fact, the HD does come over. The G1 launched first in the US and I think the US management understands the consumer is waiting for the next bigger and better. I have a feeling the US will see something comparable to the HD within the year.

[TucanMobile]

Originally Posted by kidmet

I think of it this way, there are always going to be users who need a keyboard. I think the demand will be there to sell the Pro if, in fact, the HD does come over. The G1 launched first in the US and I think the US management understands the consumer is waiting for the next bigger and better. I have a feeling the US will see something comparable to the HD within the year.

I'm sure HTC isn't particularly worried about Pro sales being cannibalized by the HD, but the Diamond definitely will be unless the price difference is huge. But, being that the Diamond retails for around $600+ ($500 on sprint) you can't make the HD much more without putting it into a category of smartphone that few people would be willing to purchase.

Mostly I blame Sprint for this. The HTC Touch hasn't even been out for a year on Sprint and honestly works fine. However, the Mogul was outdated when it was released and definitely needed an upgrade. Sprint should have made sure to release the Pro ASAP to kill off the aging Mogul. Then they should have skipped the Diamond and released the HD ASAP. Not only could the HD stop customer bleeding it's a lot better iPhone competitor than the Instinct, which was a terrible idea in the first place. Spending $100 million to advertise a phone like the Instinct when you have the Diamond (or the HD if they had of skipped the Diamond and thrown some money HTC's way to have a CDMA version of the HD out by Christmas) which actually competes and beats the iPhone in many respects was a rather unintelligent decision on Sprint's part.

[lipidfats]

Did a quick search and didn't see that anybody posted this yet, so here go.
If this is not in a good section, please relocate this thread - thanks
http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/07/h...to-the-states/

[Dr.8820]

touch pro here i come!btw,good find!

[scheel78]

That sucks. I was hoping that maybe after a year we would get the hd.

[Dr.8820]

maybe this hd is a prototype and there's something better on the horizon.

[Chef Ben]

LMAO @ all the people that said the Diamond isn't that much of an upgrade from the Touch and they'd rather hold out for a Touch HD!