It has been about a month since Facebook unveiled the keys to its mobile strategy — its Facebook Home app and the HTC First, a smartphone designed specifically around Home. To date, though, the progress of these duel initiatives has been less than encouraging. European carriers Orange and EE have delayed the rollout of the First, apparently at Facebook’s behest. Certainly no one in Europe wants a repeat of AT&T’s experience in the U.S., where the carrier cut the device’s price to an eyebrow-raising $0.99.
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Facebook Scrubs European Launch of Home, HTC First
Posted by: Erika Morphy May 24, 2013 12:07 PMIt has been about a month since Facebook unveiled the keys to its mobile strategy — its Facebook Home app and the HTC First, a smartphone designed specifically around Home. To date, though, the progress of these duel initiatives has been less than encouraging. European carriers Orange and EE have delayed the rollout of the First, apparently at Facebook’s behest. Certainly no one in Europe wants a repeat of AT&T’s experience in the U.S., where the carrier cut the device’s price to an eyebrow-raising $0.99.