History Of HTC
Cher Wang (王雪紅), H. T. Cho (卓火土), and Peter Chou (周永明) founded HTC in 1997.[9] Initially a manufacturer of notebook computers, HTC began designing some of the world's first touch and wireless hand-held devices in 1998.[10] The company has a rich heritage of many "firsts", including creating the first Microsoft-poweredsmartphone (2002) and the first Microsoft 3G phone (2005). Their first major product, one of the world's first touch-screen smartphones, appeared in 2000. As an ODM for HP and Palm, HTC built the HP iPAQ and the Palm Treo 650. In 2007 HTC acquired the mobile-device company Dopod International.[11]
In June 2008, HTC changed its official name from High Tech Computer Corporation to HTC Corporation.
In October 2009, HTC launched the brand tagline "quietly brilliant", and the YOU campaign, HTC's first global advertising campaign.[12]
In June 2010, the company launched the HTC Evo 4G, the first 4G-capable phone in the United States.[13] In July 2010, HTC announced it would begin selling smartphones in China under its own brand name in a partnership with China Mobile.[14] In 2010 HTC sold over 24.6 million handsets, up 111% over 2009.[15]
At the Mobile World Congress on 16 February 2011, the GSM Association named HTC the "Device Manufacturer of the Year" for 2011.[16] In April 2011, the company's market value surpassed that of Nokia, making HTC the third-largest smartphone-maker in the world behind Apple and Samsung.[17]
On 6 July 2011, it was announced that HTC would buy VIA Technologies' stake in S3 Graphics, thus becoming the majority owner of S3.[18][19] On 6 August 2011, HTC acquired Dashwire for $18.5M. In August 2011, HTC confirmed a plan for a strategic partnership with Beats Electronics involving acquiring 51 percent of Beats' shares.[20][21]
On 27 September 2013, HTC announced that it sold back all remaining shares of Beats to