HTC s patent problems HTC的专利问题 Android alert 要当心安卓系统了 Using Google s Android software has given HTC a boost, but it may now make the Taiwanesehandset-maker vulnerable to costly lawsuits. 使用谷歌的安卓软件推动了宏达电的发展,但是现在它可能变成弱点,令这家台湾手机制造公司遭遇昂贵的诉讼 UNTIL a few years ago HTC was pretty small and relatively obscure. 几年前HTC还只是一个规模很小、相对不知名的公司。 But the Taiwanese company s recent growth has been remarkable. 但是这家台湾公司最近的业绩增长却有目共睹。 In the second quarter it sold 11m smartphones, more than doubling its revenues in thesame period last year. 今年第二季度它共出售了1100万部智能手机,收入比去年同期增加了一倍多。 HTC s main rivals, Nokia, Samsung and Apple, still sell around twice as many smartphones. HTC的主要竞争对手诺基亚、三星和苹果公司卖出的智能手机仍然是HTC的大概两倍。 But its rapid growth, especially on Apple s American home turf, has made it a competitor toreckon with. |