HTC TYTN II users offering bounty for video drivers

[HEXUS]

Ongoing problems and poor performance on the HTC TYTN II handset has encouraged users to take action as they raise over $5000 in rewards for anyone who can provide video drivers that deliver improved visual performance.

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[Funkstar]

HTC need to realise that if they want a slice of the direct to consumer handset market, and become a recognised brand in their own right, they need to be a little more pro-active in this regard.

Before, they could hide behind the networks and just say "the network didn't want it, so we didn't provide it". But when they are selling HTC devices to the public, there are certain expectations they need to meet.

HTC will release drivers on future handsets, judging what software has been ripped out of newer devices and combined into new ROMs for the likes of the Kaiser, I think it is inevitable we will see them eventually.

Of course, someone could get ahold of the Qualcom spec sheets and reference material and put them together themselfs.

the only thing is licensing. I have a feeling that there ould be some law suits over this. from what I've read, HTC may be using the chips that have the ATI hardware, but that hoesn't mean they have payed the licensing for the drivers on them. compairing this to a PC with a graphics card and no drivers is wrong. It is more like some of the big IBM mainsframes that come fully speced, but you only payed for half the server, so you cn only use half the server. Pay for the other half and a technician comes along to turn on the rest.

[Parm]

Before, they could hide behind the networks and just say "the network didn't want it, so we didn't provide it". But when they are selling HTC devices to the public, there are certain expectations they need to meet.

Completely agree with you Funkstar.

The bounty incidently is at nearly $6000 now.