Taiwanese firms are chipping away at the market shares of giants such as Apple and Nokia. HTC sold 24.67 million smartphones under its own brand last year, more than double the number in 2009. HTC made its name when Microsoft enlisted it to make smartphones based on its Windows Mobile operating system. Other firms in Taiwan have realized from watching the likes of HTC and Taiwan’s branding pioneer, Acer, that they can use expertise accumulated from contract work to design and sell their own products. Local firms are already known for keeping costs down through cheap labor, the use of factories in China.”]
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