HTC decides to rip off UK customers with the new A9.

[biron_w]

Just reading about it now here

The best place to buy the HTC One A9 will indisputably be the United States. HTC is pricing the SIM-unlocked handset at $399.99 with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage.
Outside of the US, though, pricing skyrockets, with the UK cost of £429.99 translating to an eye-watering $665. Worse yet, the One A9 in the UK comes with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage, compounding the issue.

So an extra $265 for a lower spec model?

 

[biron_w]

Does HTC want to stay in the phone business? Because that's how you don't stay in the phone business

Exactly. For a company that's struggling you'd think they'd be trying to attract customers not turn them away.

 

[biron_w]

They got out of that market a long time ago.
Unfortunately, HTC seem to think that their brand is still worth something in the UK / Europe. It's not. No one cares.

If they released a decent phone at a decent price then I'd possibly get one. But when they're pulling stupid stunts like they have with this phone then there's no chance I'd even consider them for a phone.