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Why We Are Here => Hardware & Technology => Topic started by: rcjordan on September 20, 2017, 01:12:41 PM

Title: HTC is halting trade of its shares. Techies expect takeover by Google.
Post by: rcjordan on September 20, 2017, 01:12:41 PM
https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/20/16338110/htc-google-trading-stock-takeover-report
Title: Re: HTC is halting trade of its shares. Techies expect takeover by Google.
Post by: Brad on September 20, 2017, 01:44:40 PM
If Google really wants to get into hardware, they need to be able to make their own phones, etc.  The landscape has changed since they bought and dumped Motorola.
Title: Re: HTC is halting trade of its shares. Techies expect takeover by Google.
Post by: Adam C on September 20, 2017, 06:34:12 PM
Shame. Best phone I've owned was an HTC.
Title: Re: HTC is halting trade of its shares. Techies expect takeover by Google.
Post by: rcjordan on September 21, 2017, 08:12:48 AM
Google bets anew on smartphones, pays $1.1 billion for HTC's Pixel division

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-htc-m-a-google/google-bets-anew-on-smartphones-pays-1-1-billion-for-htcs-pixel-division-idUSKCN1BW06L