HTC co-founder shopping big at an Apple Store

posted by Victor H. / May 24, 2011, 7:58 AM

HTC co-founder shopping big at an Apple Store

Brand loyalty seems to have taken a nose-dive at HTC as co-founder Cher Wang herself seems to have fallen prey to Apple marketing. And she’s not afraid to go on a shopping spree in the nearest Apple Store. The Palo Alto store in California welcomed the chairwoman who came with her husband and checked out with 2 iPads, 2 laptops, 2 Apple TVs, and an Airport Express.

Do you see something missing in that list? Luckily, she didn’t get an iPhone as HTC’s main focus is on phones, but it seems that HTC Flyer that the Taiwanese company released just recently didn’t quite cut it for Mrs. Wang. Or maybe she just wants to check if that Magic Pen, which is sold separately stateside, is magical enough to work on Apple’s tablet?

source: Engadget via BusinessInsider

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1. Mohtastic

Posts: 19; Member since: May 24, 2011

Couldn't she just buy those items online? shopping in the enemy camp, shows how much she cares about her brand...just saying

posted on May 24, 2011, 8:02 AM 1

2. clevername

Posts: 1436; Member since: Jul 11, 2008

doesn't HTC sell computers in Taiwan as well? They are "high tech computers" after all.

posted on May 24, 2011, 8:10 AM 1

9. tuminatr

Posts: 1103; Member since: Feb 23, 2009

nope just tablets and phones

posted on May 24, 2011, 9:28 AM 0

12. remixfa

Posts: 14605; Member since: Dec 19, 2008

Actually, its "High Tech Company". :)

posted on May 24, 2011, 10:32 AM 2

18. StreetNerd

Posts: 870; Member since: Dec 08, 2010

haha nice one :D

posted on May 24, 2011, 12:35 PM 0

20. Whateverman

Posts: 3295; Member since: May 17, 2009

It is "High Tech Computer". Unless I missed a recent name change. But they did start out making computers in the early days and made the jump to smartphones later on.

posted on May 24, 2011, 12:44 PM 1

29. protozeloz

Posts: 5396; Member since: Sep 16, 2010

Its "Hight Tech Computers Corporation"http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/ snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=2498:TT they seem to only make smartphones tho

posted on May 25, 2011, 7:08 AM 0

3. Stoli89

Posts: 333; Member since: Jun 28, 2010

A good executive is trying out competitive products all the time. I wonder if any of the items were purchased with a corporate credit card?

posted on May 24, 2011, 8:14 AM 3

14. jogutier

Posts: 324; Member since: Feb 12, 2010

A good executive would do it discreetly, not in public where like this photo get sent around and go viral. FIRE HER !!!!

posted on May 24, 2011, 10:47 AM 3

4. asdf unregistered

so if you own a restaurant, are you not allowed to eat anywhere else? and how does anyone know she wasn't buying these for someone else as a gift or something?

posted on May 24, 2011, 8:21 AM 6

26. clevername

Posts: 1436; Member since: Jul 11, 2008

If it was a gift she could have purchased online. Being the cofounder of HTC she's not dumb. She knows that gifts of Apple products make ot look like she doesn't have confidence in her products. She knew she'd be spotted, she knew what she was doing.

posted on May 24, 2011, 2:59 PM 3

5. protozeloz

Posts: 5396; Member since: Sep 16, 2010

it could be that they want to check their new features wont cause some lawsuit?

posted on May 24, 2011, 8:24 AM 2

6. dudemanrod

Posts: 39; Member since: Apr 15, 2011

i think she's there to scare them with her raptor arms...

posted on May 24, 2011, 8:29 AM 2

8. g unregistered

lol that's a good one!

posted on May 24, 2011, 8:53 AM 1

7. snowgator

Posts: 3614; Member since: Jan 19, 2011

With all the Mobile news- Mango announcements, lawsuits against Amazon & RIM, the parade of new devices on all the carriers from nearly every handset maker and representing nearly every OS as we hit the summer season, THIS is news worthy? A woman SHOPPING? (No offense, all ye of political correctness.)

posted on May 24, 2011, 8:53 AM 2

10. LionStone

Posts: 1048; Member since: Dec 10, 2010

Oops, sorry snowgator, I was trying to thumbs up you but hit the wrong button. I'm using a Flyer on the way to Atlanta and the plane bumped me. :)

posted on May 24, 2011, 9:34 AM 1

23. snowgator

Posts: 3614; Member since: Jan 19, 2011

No sweat- my all time low was 6 thumbs down, and I am sure those were very much on purpose. How's the Flyer, might I ask?

posted on May 24, 2011, 2:21 PM 1

11. r2212xx

Posts: 41; Member since: Apr 18, 2011

Well atleast the things she purchased are something her company doesn't manufacture.

posted on May 24, 2011, 10:22 AM 0

25. clevername

Posts: 1436; Member since: Jul 11, 2008

She purchased 2 tablet computers. Her company does sell those.

posted on May 24, 2011, 2:55 PM 0

13. dblue45

Posts: 77; Member since: Aug 26, 2009

According to Forbes, she is the richest person in Taiwan o.o

posted on May 24, 2011, 10:38 AM 0

16. kinotkcet

Posts: 2; Member since: May 19, 2011

I like this spirit :)

posted on May 24, 2011, 11:49 AM 0

17. can't decide unregistered

apple will have evidence to show when they sue HTc for 'copying' their products...

posted on May 24, 2011, 12:33 PM 3

19. seeds

Posts: 48; Member since: Apr 13, 2011

maybe she just wanna buy some gadget because if she want flyer, it will free if she wanna evo 3d & sensation, it will come to her so she just wanna like the other, shopping dunno after that she will dump or give that thing to others.... LOL

posted on May 24, 2011, 12:40 PM 1

21. Owlet

Posts: 450; Member since: Feb 21, 2011

What brand TV should she buy to be loyal to HTC? Sony, Samsung?... And if she bought a PC, would it have something to do with loyalty too? Microsoft make phones too.

posted on May 24, 2011, 1:21 PM 1

22. 530gemini

Posts: 2198; Member since: Sep 09, 2010

Just because someone works for McDonald's does not mean they can't eat at Carl's Jr.

posted on May 24, 2011, 2:11 PM 1

24. snowgator

Posts: 3614; Member since: Jan 19, 2011

Carl's Jr? You may have to educate me on that one. Apparently, on top of not having 4G, I don't get all the good fast food joints, either.

posted on May 24, 2011, 2:23 PM 1

27. marshefen

Posts: 24; Member since: Jan 27, 2011

Actually I had an internship at McDonald's Corp years ago and they gave me hell for bringing Subway to work one day. After that I just ate it at the restaurant or in my car.

posted on May 24, 2011, 3:14 PM 1

28. luis_lopez_351

Posts: 951; Member since: Nov 18, 2010

Reasons why she doesn't use an Android or WP7 Powered device: Large, bulky and battery consuming. Reason why she got an Icrap: it was shiny

posted on May 24, 2011, 5:08 PM 1

30. Heath unregistered

She wanted to show you how she was gonna start being like Apple and encrypt their bootloaders and sign everything so you don't really own a device, they own you.

posted on May 25, 2011, 4:23 PM 0

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