Taiwan Hondar international to enter mainland "double" Dopod decide on what path to follow

Recently there is news that Dopod smart mobile phone (dopdo) is famous for the Taiwan HTC International (HTC), will enter the mainland market. But what is puzzling is that the mainland has not had a Dopod, Taiwan Dopod and the current domestic sales of Dopod is a kind of relationship? Who is Li Gui?

Wuhan Dopod

In the mainland of the Dopod website, the reporter saw this introduction: Dopod Communication Corp is by the United States, founded by Dr. Mr. Yang Xingping to return to the domestic electronics industry leading enterprises Chinese Electronics Group (CEC) and a high-tech company overseas joint venture, the company is headquartered in Shanghai, the production base will be located in Wuhan. However, due to the change of CEO and mobile phone license acquisition, Dopod is also about to change their introduction. The marketing department of Public Relations Manager Qian Qimin, in the previous interview also denied Wuhan Dopod communications and Taiwan Hongda International (HTC)'s Dopod has any subsidiary and financial relationships.

But according to the dealer to reflect the current domestic sales of Dopod (which is the product of Wuhan Dopod Communications), prior to entering the market can buy from Taiwan and Europe (also known as Dopod Hondar smuggled goods). In addition to some internal software changes slightly, the other two places and no difference. In the hearts of many dealers, the mainland is the introduction of Dopod Taiwan Dopod version.

But industry insiders told reporters, before did not get a license, Dopod and CEC cooperation is only OEM, Dopod behind the actual controller is the world's largest smart mobile phone manufacturers in Taiwan HTC (HTC), and the company is Taiwan tycoon Wang Yongqing, three daughter of Wang Xue red three industries. This is no secret in the industry.

But why should Wuhan Dopod blindly avoid it?

Taiwan Hongda (HTC)

As a IT communication enterprises in Taiwan area the most successful, Hondar International (HTC) is known as the king said, the Taiwan stock market stock price single in 2004 has exceeded 1000 yuan (NT $).

HTC (HTC) stock elevation, naturally benefited from the excellent performance of the manufacturers. In addition to the relevant PDA and computer peripheral products OEM, its flagship smartphone Dopod (dopdo), but also the marketing of the world, for HTC (HTC) has brought huge profits.

In early 1996, HTC chairman Wang Xuehong (also the chairman of the via, full) and executive zhuohuotu will focus on human life has been in the "information at your fingertips" information network omnipresent generation, development and renewal must be easier to use with technology as a tool, and the establishment of.

The key to the success of the HTC, is the treasure in the field of smart phones, and its most daring is the most successful place, that is, HTC dare to treasure Windows operating system. In Symbian, Linux, and even now there are rare palm, popular in 1996, HTC (HTC) this move is undoubtedly gambling. But HTC succeeded.

HTC (HTC) was established in early 1996 that made Microsoft Windows CE license, in 1998, and in the United States CES show, the world's first WIN CE handheld computers, and thus get the recognition of Microsoft. At the same time, HTC (HTC) through the advantages of specialization, but also achieved recognition of European operators. According to the current global market growth of wireless communications products, the next three years, the estimated annual growth rate of more than 50%.

Li & Li Gui

At present, Dopod (dopdo) mentioned in the world, all people will think of the headquarters in Taiwan, HTC (HTC). From the mobile phone with dopdo and the mainland to buy, especially the latest model, people have seen more from Taiwan or Tmoble identification of smuggled goods.

And from a number of dealers to understand the situation, the sale of Dopod phones in the mainland, the first listed are from Europe or Taiwan parallel. From Wuhan Dopod licensed mobile phones, usually in the evening a few months, or even half a year.

If in accordance with the Wuhan Dopod said, the mainland is independent R & D has no relationship with Taiwan Dopod to think, why is there the above two cases, and is common in Wuhan (referred to as Dopod Dopod) mobile phone?

Dopod spokesman, said in an interview with reporters, Wuhan Dopod and Taiwan Dopod when there is no relationship between Dopod's products are completely independent research and development. As for why Dopod products and Taiwan HTC Dopod has a lot of similar, I can only tell you that our products are their own independent research and development, Dopod has a factory in Wuhan, a research and development center in Shanghai."

For the outside world, HTC (HTC) is the largest shareholder of Dopod news. The other party denied, the composition of shareholders, we are not convenient to disclose, but there is no shareholder HTC." But when pressed by reporters, Dopod and Hondar acknowledge each other or not does not have any relationship, "the Dopod factory in Wuhan with the basic parts, some parts including main board, we are getting goods from suppliers. This also comes from the HTC (HTC) parts. However, according to our requirements, and we will be in Shanghai R & D center and Acer