Taiwanese company HTC has been looking for ways to increase the profitability of Android-smartphone business as the main business for the production of for several consecutive quarters brings losses . It is believed that the headset HTC Vive virtual reality has been developed with a view to the conversion of this product type in the "locomotive" of all the company's business, but the sales volumes of this device is not so large as to have the desired impact on HTC financial indicators .
The site DigiTimes citing Chinese media encourages consider rumors about HTC's intentions to get rid of insolvent businesses to produce smartphones. As expected, as buyers HTC core assets could speak Chinese company Xiaomi Technology, and the deal could be concluded in the next quarter. However, knowledgeable sources explain, even if there is the will on both sides, the deal could not go through the approval of the competent Taiwan authorities , which limit Chinese investment in certain spheres of the island's economy.
In the third quarter, HTC almost reached the break-even, if we talk about the business of smartphones production . In addition, the company recently introduced three new models of smartphones: HTC evo 10, 10 pro Desire and Desire 650 that can talk about saving the manufacturer ambitions in this segment.