HTC has Google to thank for its meteoric rise to smartphone stardom. Prior to the launch of the search giant’s Android operating system, HTC was an OEM whipping up made-to-order phones for other companies and cell phone carriers around the globe. However, with the arrival of Android came a new HTC. Since then, the company has had numerous successful handsets, including the Nexus One, Google’s first flagship Android device. It’s also branched out to include a fistful of Windows Phone 7 devices in its portfolio. But is the company ready to move away from Android and Windows Phone 7?

HTC has expressed interest in purchasing its own mobile operating system. Following reports that it was mulling over an OS purchase, HTC Chairwoman Cher Wang, speaking to the Economic Observer (via Focus Taiwan), confirmed the news.

“We have given it thought and we have discussed it internally, but we will not do it on impulse,” Wang said. “We can use any OS we want. We are able to make things different from our rivals on the second or third layer of a platform. Our strength lies in understanding an OS, but it does not mean that we have to produce an OS.”

HTC has always stayed faithful to its HTC Sense UI, so it’s surprising to hear the company is looking to purcahse, rather than develop. Still, Wang made it clear that the company is confident enough in its expertise to shop around for something it likes rather than waste time developing its own. HTC has yet to offer any indication as to which OS it’s considering buying, but like Wang said, it’s in no rush.

SOURCE via Focus Taiwan