HTC Mobile Internet Device (MID) in 2008

HTC Mobile Internet Device (MID) in 2008. HTC is set to launch a mobile internet device (MID) in 2008. The MIDs would hit the market sporting the more robust x86 chip architecture and should prove to be more compatible and will perform better than ARM-based chipsets.

DigiTimes' source indicates that, "The launch of [HTC] MID handsets will mean that Intel's MID platform will begin to compete with ARM-based handset platforms, while also squeezing the market share currently enjoyed by UMPCs (ultra mobile PCs)."