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HTC acquires Abaxia: a company known for homescreen mods
Daniel Carey
Despite being in the middle of a heated patent lawsuit with Apple, HTC’s gone out and purchased Abaxia — a company renowned for their drastic homescreen customisations. So what does all this mean for Sense? Well, currently not a lot. According to the big cheese himself (HTC CEO Peter Chou), the company’s looking to broaden their horizons whilst also providing “the best possible mobile experience for customers today, tomorrow and into the future.” Now, we already know that Sense is going to be limited to Android (and HTC’s Brew MP) when Windows Phone 7 comes out, so what’s in it for Abaxia? Besides the obvious — joining one of the largest handset manufacturers to date — their just looking forward too “working closely with HTC1..” Read on past the break for HTC’s full press release.
HTC STRENGTHENS SOFTWARE CAPABILITIES WITH ACQUISITION OF ABAXIA
TAOYUAN TAIWAN – June 7, 2010 – HTC Corporation, a global designer of smartphones, today announced it has acquired Paris-based Abaxia, a leader in custom software for mobile operators and handset manufacturers around the world.
“HTC is committed to creating the best possible mobile experience for our customers today, tomorrow and into the future,” said Peter Chou, CEO of HTC Corporation. “The addition of Abaxia deepen and broaden our software development capabilities so that we can innovate at an even faster pace.”
“HTC and Abaxia have worked closely together in the past and our businesses complement each other well,” said Cedric Mangaud, CEO of Abaxia. “We’re excited to be joining such a significant and emerging mobile brand.”
About Abaxia
Founded in 2001, Abaxia is a leading software developer specializing in mobile solutions that quickly promote and monetize operator and handset manufacturer services on smartphones. For more information about Abaxia, please visit www.abaxia.com.
About HTC
HTC Corporation (HTC) is one of the fastest growing companies in the mobile phone industry. By putting people at the center of everything it does, HTC creates innovative smartphones that better serve the lives and needs of individuals. The company is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under ticker 2498. For more information about HTC, please visit www.htc.com.
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1. This quote while factually correct, was paraphrased.
