HTC adopting Android on 50% of its handsets in 2010?

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http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/h...dsets-in-2010/


HTC adopting Android on 50% of its handsets in 2010?
by Thomas Ricker, posted Jul 22nd 2009 at 3:01AM

Uh oh Microsoft, this can't be good news. HTC, the premier manufacturer of Windows Mobile cellphones is rumored to be shifting half of its handsets to Google's Android OS in 2010. To put this in perspective, HTC lists 28 devices on its European website and of those, just 2 run Android, the rest are WinMo. DigiTimes' sources claim that HTC is on track to make 30% of its 2009 handsets Android-based which means that several of Andy Rubin's 15 to 20 Android handsets coming this year would have to be HTC branded for this to be true. DigiTimes also claims that HTC will launch a handset that's simultaneously a "high-profile 3G handset" and "entry-level model" with touchscreen and TouchFlo 3D / Sense UI. HTC is said to achieve this seemingly contradictory feat by basing the handset on Qualcomm's BREW Mobile Platform when it launches in September or October. Of course, none of this is confirmed, but will undoubtedly be a topic of discussion when HTC reports earnings on July 30th.

[breakmyfootoff]

Awesome news, this could change up a lot of things. I'm glad my contract is up for renewal now with so many new things about to come out, the only bad thing is having to wait for them all so I can decide.

[banjoeball]

This may be true, but I read an article somewhere sometime (so official sounding, eh?) that said that Microsoft wanted to cut back on their production of different kinds of phones. Perhaps to focus on the quality of just a few devices. As of right now, we've got Toshiba, Samsung, HTC you name it making WinMo Phones, and all competing with one another. If Microsoft cut back on the number of devices, they could really focus on promoting a few quality devices. Maybe with WM7?

Meh, food for thought.

[hibby50]

i dont believe it. the TD and TP were HUGE hits!