Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04/02/htc_sues_fan_site_for_premature_unboxing/
HTC sues fans for premature unboxing
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Posted in Phones, 2nd April 2012 16:28 GMT
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HTC is attempting to sue an HTC fansite for unpacking - 'unboxing', as The Kids calls it - the company's forthcoming flagship smartphone, the One X, on camera.
The Taiwanese firm is also upset at French site HTC-Hub for giving the Tegra 3-based handset a run through and comparing it to HTC's other unreleased blower, One S.
The vender late last week issued a civil suit against HTC-Hub [1], even though the phone is set for imminent release and was leaked weeks before its official unveiling at the Mobile World Congress show [2] back in February.
HTC also sent bailiffs to recover the One S handset the site planned to review, HTC-Hub claimed.
The site also claimed it wasn't scheduled to officially receive review units for at least another week and, in any case, it hadn't entered into a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) with HTC.
It does all seem a bit harsh considering the site is both by and for HTC fans, not to mention the fact both handsets were so close to release anyway.
The HTC One X hits shelves this week, and network tariffs and pricing for the five-core beast [3] have already been revealed. ®
Hat tip to Jose for bringing this to our attention.