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Tuesday, February 27, 2007
BenQ Mobile sold off on eBay
BenQ Mobile To Be Sold Off As Last-Ditch Salvation Effort Fails is truly a sign of the times: If you can't sell the unsellable anywhere else, try eBay.
On a more serious note: I still don't understand why BenQ acquired the already suffering Siemens Mobile. Mobile phones should not be designed and produced in Europe anymore. Sony Ericsson will have to change too, as new markets are entered and prices go down. Most ODMs have already disappeared from Europe, and Nokia is already heavily depending on Asian ODMs for low-cost phones.
On a more serious note: I still don't understand why BenQ acquired the already suffering Siemens Mobile. Mobile phones should not be designed and produced in Europe anymore. Sony Ericsson will have to change too, as new markets are entered and prices go down. Most ODMs have already disappeared from Europe, and Nokia is already heavily depending on Asian ODMs for low-cost phones.
