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If you want to believe the latest hearsay to come out of Taiwan’s handset manufacturing industry, then yes, HTC is set to launch a mobile internet device (MID) in 2008. The MIDs would hit the market sporting the more robust x86 chip architecture and should prove to be more compatible and will perform better than ARM-based chipsets.
DigiTimes‘ source indicates that, “The launch of [HTC] MID handsets will mean that Intel’s MID platform will begin to compete with ARM-based handset platforms, while also squeezing the market share currently enjoyed by UMPCs (ultra mobile PCs).”
Now, we’re not privy to any specific market-share data on UMPCs, but it’s safe to say that the UMPC market is fledgling at best. With the HTC Shift tucked under the Taiwanese company’s belt, it wouldn’t be too far a jump to start churning out MIDs. But, does the move make sense? If HTC can manage to create a profitable economies of scale on the smaller volumes that comprise the UMPC market, an MID lineup might not be too far-fetched.
We’ll keep an eye out one this one.
[Via: DigiTimes]
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Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
