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[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 186 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

I am genuinely surprised... I didn't know HTC even still existed

[–] 23lonestar@thelemmy.club 85 points 2 days ago (6 children)

They do, just don't release phones in the States anymore. It's a shame because I really liked their phones.

[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 71 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

"In May 2019, then-United States President Donald Trump announced that HUAWEI and several other Chinese companies were now on the “Entity List.” Companies on this list cannot do business with any organization that operates in the United States."

Oh good golly it's going to be a wonderful day today!

Edit: as ahornsirup pointed out, this isn't really relevant. I got crossed up searching HTC with Huawei somewhere along the line.

[–] ITGuyLevi@programming.dev 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Just like so many other things, I'm sure that bit will be buried.

[–] ahornsirup@feddit.org 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well, HTC is Taiwanese so there really isn't much of a story there.

[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Facepalm

Wow, my google-fu failed me pretty spectacularly. I was searching the HTC ban for patent infringement from Apple and at some point crossed with Huawei.

Though having said that, hey Apple, does that camera protrusion look familiar? Ask your lawyers!

[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Haven't seen them here in Europe in over a decade I think.

[–] Nighed@feddit.uk 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

All the recent Nokia's were theirs, so probably more recent than you think. But yeh, nothing since then I think?

[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 days ago

Yes. Post-microsoft Nokias are/wete made by Human Mobile Devices.

I'm not getting the new NSA phone, that's certain.

[–] TimothyOilypants@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The Dream and Magic were the beginning of an era!

[–] cecilkorik@piefed.ca 4 points 2 days ago

They were the beginning of a Dream that turned into a nightmare (first for HTC, then for consumers).

Fuck, remember when Android was genuinely open source and we had a little computer with mobile internet that fit in our pockets that we could install our own open source OS ROMs on? What an incredible time to be alive that was.

[–] Eeyore_Syndrome@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I thought they were called Google Pixels now since Google bought them for $1.1B in 2017.

[–] 23lonestar@thelemmy.club 28 points 2 days ago

Looks like HTC worked with Google on the first Pixel then sold them about half of the R&D talent and non-exclusive rights on the technology. So yes and no.

I really liked their phones.

Have I got good new for you! AND, it'll be gold ᶜᵒˡᵒʳᵉᵈ!

[–] Vince@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Definitely a shame, I swear the second they announce an htc g3, im buying

[–] Evil_Incarnate@sopuli.xyz 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I didn't know the phones were real

[–] Watermark710@piefed.social 25 points 2 days ago

They're only real if you're a journalist. The random sheep who pre-ordered them are never gonna get theirs. Mark my words.

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They were my favorite when they were big. RIP

[–] masinko@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I miss my HTC One M9, probably favorite phone I've ever owned. I'd love a more modern version of it.

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

They don't really, they pay ODM to design the phones. Trumps probably paid ODM to reuse the design.

[–] PCurd@feddit.uk 2 points 2 days ago

An ODM is a type of company - although it’s very possible they paid the same ODM to make the phones, since they likely have the tooling ready to go.