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Well... I've got exams in this month, so it probably won't be until the end of this month.
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Posted: 2008-06-03 14:40:56
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On 2008-06-03 05:26:22, WhyBe wrote:
On 2008-06-03 02:28:21, BobaFett wrote:
imo the opposite would be more 2real", that htc buy se... IF this news were right, dont think that se would be able to buy htc anyway...
Read this, then speculate a little better. 
Don't know about the OP's rumours though.
Wow, SE really did improve their marketshare since Q1.
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Posted: 2008-06-03 14:41:59
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The stats are only for May 2008...well..i guess this can be possible..
k850>>>n82 by 600%..lolzz..
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Posted: 2008-06-03 14:44:28
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Don't think anything like this is gonna happen. HTC has many things planned for this and the upcoming year and if I'm not mistaken they're doing quite well with their smart phones (not the best but still good). So I don't see any reason for them to sell the company off.
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Posted: 2008-06-03 14:47:29
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It would make a lot of sense from SE's point of view, for years they've been just a bit-part in the smartphone market, whereas ownership of HTC would put them right at the forefront. There's a certain amount of synergy there already, obviously they've worked together on the X1 etc, and are moving more in WM's direction. The dissapointing Paris proves they're
not exactly investing heavily in the UIQ. Meanwhile HTC are trying to get increasingly sexy and stylish with the Touch Diamond etc - getting SE's stylists involved might help there. If the cash is there, it could work.
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Posted: 2008-06-03 14:52:56
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Yeah, they could combine the P series with Tytn and rename it Python
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Posted: 2008-06-03 16:33:36
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Hi all,
I really can't believe that even know some people just don't get it SE is NOT SONY and doesn't have unlimited funds not even close. It is a joint venture owned by Ericsson and Sony and far from pumping lots of money in they keep drawing it out in repayments.
If only SE did have unlimited funding from Sony and Ericsson along with all the support many seem to think Sony provide what a great company SE could indeed be.
As for those figures i think I'll wait for the official ones as some how doubt their accuracy. But if there true I'm sure that would make Mr K a very happy man.
As for these rumors yet again they keep being denied by HTC who have gone from being mainly an supplier to other brands to launching their own. They have done this with great success and can't see what they would gain from allowing them selves to be bought as they sell far more smart phones than SE and already have good brand awareness that is growing so really would have very little if anything to gain at all.
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[ This Message was edited by: Dogmann on 2008-06-03 15:43 ]
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Posted: 2008-06-03 16:41:15
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On 2008-06-03 16:41:15, Dogmann wrote:
Hi all,
I really can't believe that even know some people just don't get it SE is NOT SONY and doesn't have unlimited funds not even close. It is a joint venture owned by Ericsson and Sony and far from pumping lots of money in they keep drawing it out in repayments.
If only SE did have unlimited funding from Sony and Ericsson along with all the support many seem to think Sony provide what a great company SE could indeed be.
I have no idea if this rumour is true but it would have little to do with how rich SE is.
If a company buys another company they will of course finance the purchase based on the value of the combined company and efficiency savings. One way of raising the finance is to go to existing shareholders and it may be that Sony & or Ericsson would decide to go that route.
[ This Message was edited by: VinnyP! on 2008-06-03 16:10 ]
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Posted: 2008-06-03 17:10:00
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I think Dogmanns comments were in reference to what Se dude said on the 1st page.
If HTC does get bought over by Sony, thats the end of HTC then, the reason HTC are innovative is that they dont carry the baggage of a manufacturer out to get market share, but they're more profit oriented. Like SE was a while ago. Thus they have the resources to do the research, sell only mid-high end products and net themselves quite a bit of profit on each unit sold.
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Posted: 2008-06-03 18:02:45
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On 2008-06-03 17:10:00, VinnyP! wrote:
I have no idea if this rumour is true but it would have little to do with how rich SE is.
If a company buys another company they will of course finance the purchase based on the value of the combined company and efficiency savings. One way of raising the finance is to go to existing shareholders and it may be that Sony & or Ericsson would decide to go that route.
Very true. In SE's case, the shareholders essentially are Sony and Ericsson, and they may well be convinced by SE's management that the additional investment is right for the business at this time. Particularly since smartphones are the one part of the mobile business which are on the up, and which SE don't currently have a big presence in.
Yes, HTC are beginning to build a brand for themselves, but they've had one or two setbacks along the way (try a search for HTC Class Action). Meanwhile they're trying to sell more consumer-oriented handsets like the Touch, and break out of the smartphone niche, which is something SE could certainly help them with.
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Posted: 2008-06-03 18:08:34
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