Peter Chou, CEO of HTC, continues to cause quite a commotion with his various antics and comments.  While speaking at CTIA on Wednesday Chou declared that the Nexus One was a complete success and will surly drive new business to HTC despite the shaky public reception it has received.  For those of you that might be unaware when the HTC was first released it was to a somewhat unsettling beginning.  Early customers reported 3G reception issues that damaged the views of various consumers.  Lagging sales numbers clearly put the Nexus One well behind the DROID in popularity as well.  Now these current issues surrounding the display have further damaged the phones reputation.

Chou also caused a stir with his reluctance to acknowledge any shortcomings with the phone.  Instead Chou decided to focus on the innovative design of the Nexus One and the experience HTC gained when developing the Android 2.1 device.  Chou mentioned that HTC is quickly trying to leverage that credit associated with creating one of the first Android 2.1 mobile devices into becoming the top Android brand. While many critics will disagree with Chou and his statements pointing to the fact that the DROID is a much more popular phone amongst consumers Chou may not be that far off in his assessment.
I do believe that Chou and HTC have a learned a great deal and gained valuable experience while releasing the Nexus One.  They will be able to utilize that experience and enhance any other phone that they may develop in the future.  By knowing what consumers are looking for and what sorts of aspects they want working correctly with their mobile devices HTC will be better equipped to produce quality products in the future.

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