Nokia’s budget Lumia success may leave HTC with nowhere to run

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http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zKlAZS0qeZcEZznz3SEjhA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BGR_News/bgr-htc-windows-phone-8x-1.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/nokia-budget-lumia-success-may-leave-htc-nowhere-120003505.html)HTC’s disastrous Q3 performance has triggered speculation about how the company may try its luck in the Windows Phone market after getting clobbered by tough Android rivals. Microsoft may be considering waiving its licensing fee to keep HTC involved in Windows device design.-HTC is also widely expected to finally pivot towards cheaper price points now that its premium phone-strategy has seemingly gone up in flames. The problem with all this is that price competition in the budget Windows Phone market is going to be intolerable to HTC considering its quarterly smartphone shipment volume hovers around 6 million units. In the Android market, HTC will face crushing price competition from LG, ZTE and Huawei, which each now ship more than 12



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