The competitive context for HTC was changing. Chou estimated that 3G products would continuously and quickly
expand in 2011, while 4G products would be ready by 2011 and popular in 2012. At the same time, the smartphone segment would be getting more and more crowded. The company had to move faster than competitors, including Apple, which was seeing HTC as a threat. In addition,more traditional handset makers such as Samsung had invaded its territory by launching smartphones based on Windows Mobile. Another notable development was the emergence ofnew product categories (e.g., e-readers and tablet devices). By the end of 2009, Amazon’s Kindle and Barnes & Noble’s Nook were both available with wireless Internet capacity, Apple had also embedded wireless Internet on its iPad, Whose introduction in early 2010 caught the attention of the worldwide market. HTC had considered several projects on e-readers and tablet PCs and determined its product concepts had to be just as innovative as the current offerings by competitors.
“No me-too products” was one ground rule at HTC since its founding. The founding team had refused to introduce “me-too products” and be part of the price war in the PC market, which was why HTC had tumed to handheld devices in the early days of the company. In response to the emerging trend of mobile computing a decade later, it had to join the tablet PC bandwagon. The question at hand was whether or not HTC could sustain this “no me-too” rule in an ever-evolving competitive landscape.
The competitive context for HTC was changing. Chou estimated that 3G products would continuously and quicklyexpand in 2011, while 4G products would be ready by 2011 and popular in 2012. At the same time, the smartphone segment would be getting more and more crowded. The company had to move faster than competitors, including Apple, which was seeing HTC as a threat. In addition,more traditional handset makers such as Samsung had invaded its territory by launching smartphones based on Windows Mobile. Another notable development was the emergence ofnew product categories (e.g., e-readers and tablet devices). By the end of 2009, Amazon’s Kindle and Barnes & Noble’s Nook were both available with wireless Internet capacity, Apple had also embedded wireless Internet on its iPad, Whose introduction in early 2010 caught the attention of the worldwide market. HTC had considered several projects on e-readers and tablet PCs and determined its product concepts had to be just as innovative as the current offerings by competitors.“No me-too products” was one ground rule at HTC since its founding. The founding team had refused to introduce “me-too products” and be part of the price war in the PC market, which was why HTC had tumed to handheld devices in the early days of the company. In response to the emerging trend of mobile computing a decade later, it had to join the tablet PC bandwagon. The question at hand was whether or not HTC could sustain this “no me-too” rule in an ever-evolving competitive landscape.
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