According to Taiwan media reports, Jack Tong, vice president of HTC Asia, said recently that they have been assessing market conditions to determine when to launch tablets. At present, Apple iPad's impact on smart machines is less than the impact of the former on PCs. They also introduced smart phones with sizes of 4 inches and above. Jack Tong said that with the rapid growth of the Andorid market, HTC will focus on the promotion of Android smart machines in the Asia-Pacific region. For the recently released WP7 mobile phone, he said that the model is mainly aimed at Asian markets such as Singapore and other English-speaking countries. The Chinese version and other language versions will not be available until next year.
The early sales of the WP7 handset are fairly good. Jack Tong believes that after the listing of the multi-language version of the new machine, the market potential will be further tapped. The performance of the European and US markets will further determine the market's acceptance of WP7.
For the tight supply of flagship models, Jack Tong said that they have increased the supply of major areas, and the situation of supply shortage will be eased in December. In addition, they also plan to ship 9 million mobile phones in the fourth quarter, with total revenue exceeding NT$100 million, setting a new quarterly high.