>HTC announced that its first quarter 2011 profits were up by a staggering 191 per cent to $511 million from the same time last year. Revenue figures were not too shabby either, showing 174 per cent growth, meaning that profit growth outstripped revenue growth, something that is particularly desirable on any balance sheet.
Do you get your news from Apple centered sites and blogs and the comments there? There seems to be an element of cognitive dissonance(or perhaps PR rhetoric?). If this was MS, there would be shouts of paid shills, but I am not going there.
Edit: Samsung made a profit of 1.5 billion dollars off their phones just last quarter.
While HTC's profits are unquestionably growing, their profit share actually declined a bit; remember it's a very rapidly expanding industry. Motorola Mobility, SE and LG are loss-making or close to it. Only Samsung is in a really strong position.
Samsung's profit margin is good, and HTC's acceptable (though neither are as high as Apple's), but all other major manufacturers are either loss-making or making a tiny profit margin.
My point was regarding profit margins. They are getting slimmer by the day as every device maker joins the downward spiral to get the phones out at a cheaper rate. Most these device makers outsource and do not have their own manufacturing. That's why sammy is is the one that is truly making money here.
and note: opinions that to not match yours can be independent. They don't have to be disillusioned or paid. Learn to respect them.
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>HTC announced that its first quarter 2011 profits were up by a staggering 191 per cent to $511 million from the same time last year. Revenue figures were not too shabby either, showing 174 per cent growth, meaning that profit growth outstripped revenue growth, something that is particularly desirable on any balance sheet.
Do you get your news from Apple centered sites and blogs and the comments there? There seems to be an element of cognitive dissonance(or perhaps PR rhetoric?). If this was MS, there would be shouts of paid shills, but I am not going there.
Edit: Samsung made a profit of 1.5 billion dollars off their phones just last quarter.
See here, however: http://www.intomobile.com/2011/05/02/apple-has-50-profit-sha...
While HTC's profits are unquestionably growing, their profit share actually declined a bit; remember it's a very rapidly expanding industry. Motorola Mobility, SE and LG are loss-making or close to it. Only Samsung is in a really strong position.
You think that's enough to support the following statement?
>Besides android vendors aren't really profitable by big margins
Samsung's profit margin is good, and HTC's acceptable (though neither are as high as Apple's), but all other major manufacturers are either loss-making or making a tiny profit margin.
My point was regarding profit margins. They are getting slimmer by the day as every device maker joins the downward spiral to get the phones out at a cheaper rate. Most these device makers outsource and do not have their own manufacturing. That's why sammy is is the one that is truly making money here.
and note: opinions that to not match yours can be independent. They don't have to be disillusioned or paid. Learn to respect them.
> Most these device makers outsource and do not have their own manufacturing.
You mean like Apple?