Beijing March 3 news, because Apple filed a patent infringement allegations and asked to stop HTC phone running Google Android operating system, imported into the U.S. market, HTC shares fall Wednesday hit its largest single-day decline in three weeks.
Wednesday at the Taipei Stock Exchange, HTC shares fell 2%, to close at 323.5 NT, the biggest decline since February 8th largest single-day decline. Wednesday, Taipei Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 0.4%.
Apple said Tuesday it to Washington, the U.S. International Trade Commission submitted the charges, claiming infringement of HTC Apple's operating system related to the execution of 10 patents. The allegation highlights Apple's iPhone and Google increased competition between, Android platform for mobile phones, increasingly, to the size of Apple's 13 billion U.S. dollars of the smart phone business challenges.
Investment bank Macquarie Group Ltd. Analyst Lu Chia-lin, Taipei, said: "For Apple, this is a good timing, because the HTC Android platform will be launched a new mobile phone products have been well received and received orders from the European operators. operators are actually trying to find for the iPhone mobile phone to find products. "the analyst for HTC overweight rating on the stock.
Submitted to the Federal Court in Washington in a lawsuit, Apple claims that HTC is also against its 10 other patents, including one associated with the touch-screen technology. According to market research firm Gartner, said, Android platform, HTC mobile phones last year, to help gain market share, making it Nokia, RIM and Apple's fourth largest after the most popular brands.
Google Support HTC
HTC spokeswoman Linda Mills said in an emailed statement, HTC needed time to the allegations submitted by Apple for review. Google said it is not an integral part of the case, "but we support the Android operating system platform and has helped us develop the operating partnership."
Gartner said that worldwide last year, HTC smartphone market share from 2008 to 6% growth to 6.9%, while Apple's share of the ranks third, from 11% growth to 16%.
Powerful Apple
Apple is currently working with the world's largest mobile phone maker Nokia was involved in a patent disputes, both sides accused each other of patent infringement, the U.S. International Trade Commission is investigating their allegations, the final ruling may lead to block imports of their products.
Apple and Google are upgrading the conflict between the two companies in the mobile Internet access market has become a pair of competing lovers. Google hopes to enhance its smart phone advertising revenue, while Apple hopes to consolidate iPhone, iPod, and iPad services in movies, music and mobile internet platform of choice for the position.
Has a close relationship
Provides maps to the iPhone, search, and e-mail functions, Google and Apple had established close cooperative relations. Google also made its own YouTube video service is compatible with QuickTime player. Google in November 2007 announced the Android smart phone operating system, which makes itself as a direct competitor to Apple's. Google developing the sale in January this year, Nexus One, have so far been launched to the iPhone the most immediate challenges.
According to market research firm Quantcast says, Android product in December last year, dominates the North American mobile market share of 12.4%, while Apple's iPhone market share of 65%, RIM's BlackBerry mobile phone market share of iPhone. Android platform for mobile phones for the first time in November last year, more than BlackBerry.
