Much of this is about false advertising. The processor that is advertised is essentially dual core but lacks the function in the HTC deployment. Also, many of the functions the phone was advertized to have (camera, gps, video) do not work properly without the drivers. And hi-res video support is CRITICAL for any video viewing because the device's resolution is so small - it will not properly display any video with higher resolution. In a word, buyers were duped. While the petitioners are clearly in the right, there is nothing that they can do to threaten HTC - the sad result of the contract-based phone sales. Obviously, being embarrassed by your customers isn't bad enough...the only thing worse would be to be embarrassed by your COMPETITORS! Imagine Apple putting money in the pot for a hacker to come up with a fix for what HTC has either been too lazy or inept to do itself. Imagine the great publicity the iPhone would get in the face of it's "competition"!
P.S. - What terribly bad taste for HTC's website to be bragging about their 2007 record profits by hawking a crock-o-$&!# product on unsuspecting customers.
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While the petitioners are clearly in the right, there is nothing that they can do to threaten HTC - the sad result of the contract-based phone sales.
Obviously, being embarrassed by your customers isn't bad enough...the only thing worse would be to be embarrassed by your COMPETITORS! Imagine Apple putting money in the pot for a hacker to come up with a fix for what HTC has either been too lazy or inept to do itself. Imagine the great publicity the iPhone would get in the face of it's "competition"!
P.S. - What terribly bad taste for HTC's website to be bragging about their 2007 record profits by hawking a crock-o-$&!# product on unsuspecting customers.