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Cher Wang, chairman of HTC, acknowledged that the company may consider buying its own operating system, according to reports originating from the Economic Observer of China.
According to Wang ( pictured), the company has mulled an acquisition of HP’s webOS platform, after the computing giant announced it would explore its strategic options for this business. While acknowledging that it had considered such a move, Wang said that the company will not make a buy “on impulse.”
It was suggested that HTC may review its platform options after Google announced it would acquire Motorola Mobility, meaning that the Android platform supplier will also be competing with its customers. HTC is one of the top-tier Android device vendors, alongside Samsung, but unlike its South Korean rival it does not have an in-house device operating system of its own to fall back on.
HTC also offers devices powered by Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform, and has been one of the key partners in the computer giant’s mobile strategy. However, earlier this year Microsoft announced a deep partnership with Nokia, which will impact the importance of the Taiwanese vendor in the Windows Phone ecosystem.
In the interview, the HTC head reiterated the company’s support for the Google/Motorola deal, on the grounds that Google’s ability to leverage Motorola’s patents will benefit the industry as a whole. Google recently transferred a number of patents to HTC, to aid its defence against an Apple lawsuit.
According to Focus Taiwan, Wang argues that “our strength lies in understanding an OS, but it does not mean that we have to produce an OS.” The company has previously tailored Android and Microsoft’s previous generation Windows Mobile platform by using its own user interface, to differentiate from similar products offered by rivals.
According to Wang ( pictured), the company has mulled an acquisition of HP’s webOS platform, after the computing giant announced it would explore its strategic options for this business. While acknowledging that it had considered such a move, Wang said that the company will not make a buy “on impulse.”
It was suggested that HTC may review its platform options after Google announced it would acquire Motorola Mobility, meaning that the Android platform supplier will also be competing with its customers. HTC is one of the top-tier Android device vendors, alongside Samsung, but unlike its South Korean rival it does not have an in-house device operating system of its own to fall back on.
HTC also offers devices powered by Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform, and has been one of the key partners in the computer giant’s mobile strategy. However, earlier this year Microsoft announced a deep partnership with Nokia, which will impact the importance of the Taiwanese vendor in the Windows Phone ecosystem.
In the interview, the HTC head reiterated the company’s support for the Google/Motorola deal, on the grounds that Google’s ability to leverage Motorola’s patents will benefit the industry as a whole. Google recently transferred a number of patents to HTC, to aid its defence against an Apple lawsuit.
According to Focus Taiwan, Wang argues that “our strength lies in understanding an OS, but it does not mean that we have to produce an OS.” The company has previously tailored Android and Microsoft’s previous generation Windows Mobile platform by using its own user interface, to differentiate from similar products offered by rivals.
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