Tracing Ties - HTC and Google

It comes as to no surprise to many people that HTCpart of the group, along with other major companies
will be releasing the Nexus One Google phone. Aftersuch as LG, Samsung, Motorola, T-Mobile, NTT
all, it was HTC that released the very first AndroidDoCoMo, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments and
phone, the HTC Dream. But before the Taiwanesemore. Less than a year later, HTC announced that it
company was ever a part of Google's grand schemewill be releasing the HTC Dream under the name of
to conquer the mobile phone industry, HTC wasT-Mobile G1 -the world's very first Android mobile
originally focusing on developing devices usingphone.
Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system; andDespite being a relatively new operating system, the
prior to that, the company had its own local hurdles toAndroid gained popularity and acclaim that brought it
face.quickly to the ranks of the iPhone OS, WinMo,
HTC Before GoogleSymbian, the BlackBerry OS and the Palm OS. Today,
HTC Corporation originally stood for High Techthe Google Android operating system is one of the
Computer Corporation -the name was later changedmost successful mobile platforms available. Since then,
to just HTC. The company started operations back inHTC has continued to produce other Android devices
1997 and have been continuously contributingsuch as the HTC Droid Eris and the HTC Hero.
innovations to technology. HTC was the very firstHTC's Future Androids
company to produce a colored palm-sized PC back inSo far, HTC has already confirmed their Android
1999. The company got its first major break when itphone line-up for next year and more importantly, the
was selected as Microsoft's hardware platformHTC Nexus One. The Nexus One is a much
development partner for Windows Mobile.celebrated mobile phone due to the fact that despite
From 2000 to 2006, HTC has been developing manybeing manufactured by HTC, the device will be
"first" Windows devices for the market such as thecarrying the Google-brand, making it the very first
very first Windows Pocket PC to the very firstnext-generation Google phone. Since Google's
Microsoft 3G device. With the partnership withannouncement that they will be making their own
Microsoft, HTC's profits continued to grow. The growthphone, everyone was wondering which manufacturer
of the company was not just entirely because ofwould be making the device. Since HTC already made
Microsoft, HTC also developed many major devicesthe very first Android, it makes sense that they will
of their own as well. The HTC Advantage and HTCalso be making the Nexus One.
Shift took the concept of portable computers to aHTC will also be launching its own high end Android
whole new level and combined touch screensmart phone, the HTC Bravo. This device will have a
technology with keyboards to create an unparalleled1GHz Snapdragon processor, a 3.7 inch AMOLED
user experience.capacitive touch screen and a 5 mega pixel camera.
Entering the AllianceThe Bravo will be launched with four more Android
When Google created the Open Handset Alliance insmart phones.
2007, HTC was one of the very first members to be