Vodafone reportedly ditching the HD2 as iPhone launch looms

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/12/hd2-tiny-htc.jpg (http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2009/12/10/vodafone-ditches-htc-hd2-ahead-of-iphone-launch/)Here's an interesting one. Vodafone, which is one of the few (http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/htc-hd2-makes-first-official-appearance-in-o2-uk-catalog/) carriers in the world right now with access to HTC's HD2 (http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/25/htc-hd2-review/), is reportedly not going to stock the handset any longer once its current supply (http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/12/unlocked-contract-free-htc-hd2-will-be-available-november-11-fo/3) evaporates. The reason? Why, that's a fantastic question! According to a company spokesperson, there has been a "massive amount of interest" in the big-screen mobile, with initial stock "selling out quickly and subsequent deliveries used to fulfill backorders." Call us crazy, but it seems a wee bit foolish to can a product that's selling well -- unless, of course, Voda has a certain amount of iPhones that it'll be required to sell just a few months from now (http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/vodafone-uk-nabs-iphone-in-prelude-to-uk-price-war/) (or else buy 'em itself (http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/sluggish-iphone-sales-could-lead-to-stiff-fines-for-russian-oper/)). Whatever the case, we're told that the operator "will not [be] re-stocking the HTC HD2 for general consumer sales once current stock runs out," so if you're jonesing for one, ten minutes ago would've been a great time to buy.Vodafone reportedly ditching the HD2 as iPhone launch looms (http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/vodafone-reportedly-ditching-the-hd2-as-iphone-launch-looms/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).


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