HTC One and the harsh reality of the Android ecosystem

HTC One and the harsh reality of the Android ecosystem | GigaOM

HTC was the shining star during the early days of Android. Now it is reeling under the pressure of cheap Androids, a dominant Samsung and a management disarray. It’s a damn shame, as the new HTC One is actually a nice device.

The harsh reality of the Android ecosystem | The Loop

HTC in disarray: staff departures, ‘disastrous’ First, and production problems cloud company’s future | The Verge

The Verge has learned that HTC’s Chief Product Officer, Kouji Kodera, left the company last week. Kodera was responsible for HTC’s overall product strategy, which makes the departure especially notable on the heels of the global launch of the make-or-break One.

It’s not just Kodera. In the past three-odd months, HTC has lost a number of employees in rapid succession — most recently Jason Gordon, the company’s vice president of global communications. Other fresh departures include global retail marketing manager Rebecca Rowland, director of digital marketing John Starkweather, and product strategy manager Eric Lin.

The Verge: ‘HTC in Disarray‘ | Daring Fireball

Samsung’s lawyers will get to see complete Apple-HTC license agreement including fees

Apple Agrees to Provide Redacted HTC Deal Document to Samsung | AllThingsD

Apple and HTC fine with showing license agreement to Samsung — but not the royalty rate | FOSS Patents

Samsung accuses iPad mini of patent infringement in latest legal salvo | The Verge

Samsung’s lawyers will get to see complete Apple-HTC license agreement including fees | FOSS Patents

HTC and Apple Settle Patent Dispute

HTC and Apple Settle Patent Dispute | Apple [Press Info]

HTC and Apple Settle Patent Dispute | parislemon

Also not explicitly stated in the release, but clear: HTC is paying Apple as a part of this agreement. It may not have an “adverse material impact” on their financials, but maybe that’s only because they’re simply not selling very many Android devices…

Why Apple and HTC settled their patent litigation | The Verge

Apple-HTC ten-year license deal shows Android patent peace is achievable | FOSS Patents

Does HTC Deal Mean End to Apple’s Patent Dispute With Android? | AllThingsD

アンドロイドはどこまでモバイルマーケットを獲得できるか

Can Android change the distribution of profit among phone vendors? | asymco

Some assume that the future belongs to the Koreans but we see that the relatively small amount of profit that Samsung has (less than RIM actually) has not changed much. HTC is also shown to be a steady performer but not having displaced much from competitors.

Will Android change this picture? As I’ve argued before, Android is most attractive to the unprofitable and the strategically constrained. Can having undifferentiated new products change this? As Nokia is unlikely to license Android, and RIM seems very unlikely and Apple is out of the picture, the only possible contenders are Samsung, LG, HTC, Motorola and Sony Ericsson.

iPad をやっつけるにはイスラエルの技術で・・・

HTC taps Israeli technology for its iPad-slayer | Haaretz Daily Newspaper