“HTC Chief Executive Peter Chou says his company has what it takes to stand up to its challengers, especially the one from America. ‘The iPhone definitely has the most hype and the most talk,’ he says. While ‘we are not as famous as Apple,’ he adds, all the attention that the iPhone has generated ‘is a hugely positive impact to HTC,'” Bruce Einhorn reports for BusinessWeek.
“And why is that? Chou says the popularity of the iPhone’s touch screen will lead people to pay more attention to the same sort of innovation that HTC launched in its most high-end model, the HTC Touch,” Einhorn reports. “The new screen, which eliminates the need for a stylus, ‘makes the whole navigation experience so much simpler, so much more intuitive,’ he says.”
Einhorn reports, “While the technology is similar, Chou believes that HTC ultimately will have an edge in its fight against the iPhone because of its experience working with telecom operators over the past 10 years. Apple may call its device a phone but Chou doesn’t think that, as a handset, it’s up to HTC standards. ‘The iPhone design is very beautiful,’ he concedes. ‘However, the phone design is quite weak; it’s very, very basic.’ HTC, in contrast, understands the different needs of cellular operators and so can tweak its handsets as necessary. That, claims Chou, gives HTC ‘a huge advantage.'”
MacDailyNews Take: Sounds like a load of horse shit to us. As if Apple can’t master the unfathomably complex task of correctly matching devices to carriers. We think Cupertino’s engineers will somehow manage. It all looks nice in print, but what about reality; in actual use? Lazy and/or inept media outlets that just take HTC’s word for it and dutifully report that the technology is “similar” to Apple’s are exactly what HTC’s banking on; that’s where HTC is getting all of it’s “positive impact.” We prefer reality, so let’s take a direct look at Apple’s iPhone vs. the HTC Touch to see just how “similar” HTC’s technology really is (it’s not, even though they pray people will believe otherwise – while the screen may not require a stylus, the crappy, non-multi-touch Windows Mobile-based hodgepodge of a user interface frequently does – unless your fingertips resemble pencil points that are 1mm in diameter). Does a direct comparison of the devices in actual use really generate “a hugely positive impact” for HTC?
Full article, with the ludicrous subtitle “High Tech Computer struggles to stay ahead of the competition, namely Apple,” here.
MacDailyNews Take: We guess it would be quite a struggle to “stay ahead” when you’re already so hopelessly far behind.
I can’t believe how slow the HTC’s UI is in the video. It’s like “touch”… wait 10 seconds. Oh, cool now I can use that function.
Regardless of extra functions, what most of these other manufacturers forget or can’t see is what makes the iPhone great is how it brings those functions together in a way that doesn’t make the user scratch his head or wait around.
The HTC Touch is about as attractive as a 300lb woman trying to fit into a thong bikini!
We’ve since changed our name to High Tech Crap
They can say what they want, that phone looks crap.
A load of horse shit indeed! I hope that Apple Legal jumps on this and the other imitators for patent infringement where applicable.
Just like a lot of people and companies put down Apple and the Mac, they break their damn necks getting a knock off to market.
So Much for Apple being 5 Years ahead of the competion … I surpised how similar this device and the similar Nokia devices are to the iPhone… Sure they are not a slick as the iPhone … but they seem to offer every function of the iPhone and then some… no wonder Apple lowered the price to $300.
Sounds like some more of that southeast asian bravado that brought us whats-his-name from Creative. Is there any more room in the ol’ toilet bowl?
MAC_ATTY,
Are you blind, retarded, or just a paid astroturfer?
I actually tried the HTC Touch at a PC Fair in my town in Malaysia. It’s very slow to respond to almost all the functions. Takes like 10 seconds to respond sometimes. Most of them takes 5 seconds. I thought it didn’t read my touch so I touched it again and again. Only some functions don’t work, but you’d never know cos the icon is there and not grayed out. So I kept poking at it a few times, thinking that it’s just another slow response like the other functions. I asked the guy behind the counter if it’s like that all the time. He sighed and said, ” Yeah.”
I tried it again and gave up. This is not for me. My new Nokia is already slow when deleting multiple SMS messages. you have to wait for the ‘OK’ icon which takes a second before deleting. Imagine doing that 50 times. So I whipped out my iPod and ….!
@ Northerncal98
Thank you for that terrifying image. Now my eyes are bleeding!!
imho, putting ‘high tech’ in your company’s name is like having ‘angel’ ‘hottie’ or ‘sugar’ in your screenname: it means your fat and/or ugly.
mw: [not] “close” but no cigar.
the comments on youtube claim that POS is $625. is that true? anyone price one out?
Read the article. The poor guy is in trouble. It took them 10 years to get smart about cell phones so it must take everyone else that long.
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Do what everyone else does. Just do something, even if its wrong.
Thinking the same!
Thinking. Planing. Doing it right the first time.
Think different.
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@Mac_ATTY
You are wrong in all accounts. First, while the devices might be similar, you failed to see the the difference in the seamless integration: UI, ease of use, etc. Look at the two videos again and play it both at the same time. You will see the difference. Second, you or I do not exactly know the reason for Apple dropping the price of the iPhone other than Apple wanting to aggresively reach to the masses.
That HTC Touch video is not flattering. How many touches did it take to play that choppy video? The response time in general looked terrible. I kinda feel bad for them.
HTC should hire ZuneTang as their PR manager. ZT is much more articulate and then the PR would at least have some entertainment value.
just because you have figured out how to make a touchscreen that responds to touch and not a stylus doesn’t mean you are in the same catergory as the iphone.
In related crappy phone news, you can get 4 razrs for the price of one. I think it might be worth that much.
Have you ever heard of OS X? Likewise, are you aware that IT is the heart and soul of the iPhone? Have you even thought of comparing OS X to Windows Mobile? For the love of Pete, man (woman?) are you OK?
I tested the iPhone for quite some time and it seriously needs some improvement. The screen doesn\’t turn fast enough when rotated. When enlarging web pages links are accidentially hit. Javascript and other plug-ins are not functional. A pen device is really needed for people with average or big fingers. The screen smudges. The UI is slow to respond or gets confused to user input. Obviously takes awhile to master. If it drops or breaks your shitta outta luck for a phone. eMail program still checks for mail even when you turn the iPhone off, so OFF is not OFF. This can run huge bills if you decide to take your iPhone on trips to use the musci/video features. synching to a computer constantly is a royal pain in the ass. if you have a computer on the internet, a cheap slim cell phone, a good digital camera and a iPod already, what the heck do you need a iPhone that doesn\’t do everything very well for anyway? Other than that, the iPhone is a really neat device designed to attract the smartphone user but unfortunatly needs a computer to use.
It’s got menus. How very quaint…
Load of horse shit indeed.
Who shook out the troll blanket?
I’m sitting out here LMAO. iPhones have an approximate 92% approval rating and we’ve got several jerk offs here who have multiple-item lists of deficiencies.
I’m guessing these so-called experts must obviously believe they’re more knowledgeble that say, oh 1,000,000 satisfied iPhone owners.
Sounds like a load of horse shit to us.
That’s about as simple as you can put it right there.
Who is going to buy this shit looking HTC phone?
Does anyone have this “Bastard” (Peter Chou) e-mail address, phone #?