HTC Corp. Emergence

       HTC Corporation, formerly High Tech Computer Corporation, had very little influence on the consumer electronics industry until just a few years ago. HTC began their operations with the majority of their production on Windows Mobile Devices. Then in 2009, HTC Corporation switched the focus of their company to devices based on the Android operating systems. Until this major, influential change in production, HTC was merely white noise.

     As a result of the HTC Android operating system, phones such as the HTC Droid Incredible have been able to put pressure on the Apple iPhone. Since Verizon does not offer the iPhone to its customers, the Droid incredible offers them a smart-phone with nearly all the same gadgets (touch screen, email, 3G internet, “Apps.”, etc.). By tapping into the cell phone market, HTC stock has sky rocketed in the past year. Also, phones operating on the Android system have been cutting into profits of other cell phone companies such as Samsung and Nokia. It is unusual for a company to appear in a new market so quickly, but HTC has clearly done it. Before the switch to the Android operating system, HTC Corporation was nowhere near the top of the smart-phone sales. However, a complete change in production has enabled them to emerge to the top of the Consumer Electronics Industry.


http://www.techspot.com/news/37259-htc-shifts-focus-away-from-windows-mobile-to-android.html

http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/HTC+Corporation

http://www.onlykent.com/20100516/htc-droid-incredible-vs-iphone4ghd-a-competitive-alternative/