I just emailed the person on the blog who posted that the following:
"Hello,
I read on your post that HTC states that they never purchased the chip with the Imageon features included.
Well, their very own press release states the opposite:
http://www.htc.com/press_room/03-press-070905.htm
"The MSM7xxx-series chipsets from Qualcomm are the industry's first to integrate two distinct processors – each dedicated to modem and multimedia functions – to provide support for third-party operating systems, including Windows Mobile. The MSM7500 for CDMA2000® 1xEV-DO Rev. A and MSM7200 for HSPA also feature rich multimedia capabilities – such as VGA video encode/decode, 8 megapixel camera, and 3D graphics – as well as advanced data functionality with unsurpassed levels of integration. The MSM7xxx-series of Qualcomm chipsets are designed to expand the reach of compelling, connected Smartphone devices into mainstream consumer markets."
This was an official press release and either way, it can be targeted as false advertisement as they specifically state "Having already launched the first Smartphones based on the MSM7500 chipset and now launching devices based on the MSM7200 chipset, by the end of 2007, HTC will have launched more than 10 devices based on these two dual-core solutions from the Company’s MSM7xxx-series platform. Some of the devices already available include the Mogul by HTC, HTC 6800, HTC 5800 and HTC TyTN II."
This would say right there that HTC is just trying to cover their rears as far as not including support for something that they advertised.
Qualcomm would not have made their single-chip solution into two different chips altogether. What would be the point of an integrated solution if they're just going to turn around and sell it broken apart again? Even further, Qualcomm wouldn't turn around and produce a product that is inferior to that which is already available - case in point, the Apache/6700 outperforms the newer devices HTC has made around this chipset in every graphical way and its got half the RAM, half the ROM, and an old Intel PXA270 chip in it!
This is just another example of HTC not providing the full support for the products that they make and sell, as they have a history of doing. All that's needed are drivers. That should be simple enough for a company like HTC but they can't be bothered because they would rather take the exact same chipset, spin off a new product, and force people to buy yet another new device to get the features it should have had from the start.
This is a total marketing scam by HTC and a class action lawsuit is perfectly valid for this situation."
HTC is going to dig themselves in really deep if they keep this mess up. They can already be cited for false advertisement just based on their press release that states both the Mogul and TyTN II have this very chipset in them, which implies that they support all the features.