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HTC Losing Ground Faster Than RIM or Nokia

Posted by Soulskill on from the race-to-the-bottom dept.

zacharye writes "How bad is HTC's current tailspin? So bad it makes Nokia look like a growth company. HTC's handset volume declined by -43% in the autumn quarter vs. Nokia's -23% volume decline. This is very interesting because HTC is using Android, the world's most popular smartphone OS, that is powering 40% annualized growth among its vendors. Nokia is limping along with an unholy mix of the obsolete Symbian platform, the moribund S40 feature phone platform and a niche OS called Windows Phone."

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  1. Re:Why is that "interesting"? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Except for also LG, Huawai, ZTE, Sony, and many others. The only one i know that doesn't make any money for anyone is Windows Phone

  2. European-style negative percentages by MrEricSir · · Score: 5, Insightful

    For some reason in Europe, you tend to see a lot of stores advertising "-50% off!" sales and such.

    Apparently double negative percentages have the opposite meaning in parts of the world.

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  3. Re:Why is that "interesting"? by compro01 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They were doing fine selling Android last year.

    Then they got the brilliant idea that people don't want replaceable batteries or expandable storage and created the One line around that.

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