March 2, 2009 by Tap
It seems that while the rest of the industry is facing financial woes, HTC is bucking the trend thanks to Android. This comes as we hear news that HTC almost doubled its workforce last year. HTC released its G1 handset in October last year with a forecast to ship one million units by the end of December. Although the company hasn't published any actual G1 shipment figures, if T-Mobile UK's report of successful sales is anything to go by, and based on US pre-orders, we know that HTC more than met its target.
According to Macquarie Group Ltd's Lu Chia-lin, HTC "made a lot of investments last year to expand their portfolio, including the move into Android handsets." He estimates that the company will release as many as five new Android phones this year. I'm not sure what he bases that estimate on but so far it’s one down (HTC Magic), four more to go.
All I can say is well done HTC. While other manufacturers seemed to have taken a wait-and-see approach up until now, HTC was willing to commit, and as a first-mover, is now reaping the rewards.
Via: Business Mirror