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BenQ P51 Pocket PC phone was vaporware after all September 30, 2006 [Pocket PC phone] | By Edward J. R. In March this year BenQ was presenting at CeBIT the new Pocket PC phone - BenQ P51 - that with built-in GPS and Wi-Fi could be interesting for some: 
... but it was vaporware. It will never be released. The reason is trivial: BenQ, that previously has purchased Siemens Mobile division from Siemens, is firing all German employees and closing all facilities in Germany. What is the reason of closure? Obviously the market share of BenQ-Siemens mobile phones was falling rapidly and that was the reason. What was the reason of this fall of market share? On one hand one could suspect German workers, who take benefit of overly bureaucratic and too employer-hostile German social system, but we think that it was clearly mis-management on part of BenQ. Anyway: after Sierra Wireless, yet another (potential) vendor/maker of Windows Mobile phones goes away. All in all bad news for Windows Mobile camp! Information from BenQ follows. * * * * * BenQ Announces Discontinuation of Funding for its German BenQ Mobile Phone Subsidiary To stem unsustainable losses at BenQ's mobile operations, BenQ Corporation's board of directors convened today and resolved to discontinue capital injection into BenQ Mobile GmbH & Co OHG, its German mobile phone subsidiary. The subsidiary is considering filing for insolvency protection. BenQ Mobile GmbH & Co OHG's operations in Germany, including Munich, Bocholt and Kamp-Lintfort may be affected. Other subsidiaries in Brazil and other locations are reviewing their financial position. BenQ will continue its branded mobile business in selected markets leveraging its existing R&D and manufacturing operations in Asia. "Since October 2005, we have committed and invested an inordinate amount of capital and resources into our German mobile phone subsidiary. We have worked alongside our German colleagues from the beginning and were able to achieve quite a number of milestones," expressed K.Y. Lee, BenQ Corporation Chairman. "Despite the progress achieved in reducing cost and expenses, widening losses have made this very painful decision unavoidable," continued Mr. Lee. BenQ emphasized that adjustments to its mobile operations do not change the company's unwavering commitment to its branded business and focus on providing integrated manufacturing services. Original source of this story is here.  Post your comment (free registration is required to post, but if you register you can edit your posts later) [ 1 Comment ]
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