HTC Woes Set to Worsen on Exclusion From Microsoft Tablet

HTC Woes Set to Worsen on Exclusion From Microsoft Tablet Gucci Continental Wallet with Interlocking G CoffeeHTC Corp. (2498) is being shut out of the introduction of Microsoft Corp.’s next Windows software, people with knowledge of the matter said, cutting off another source of revenue after HTC reduced its second-quarter sales forecast by 13 percent. Microsoft locked out HTC from the development of products using the newest version of its operating system on concern that HTC doesn’t sell enough devices or have ample experience making tablets, said the people, who asked not to be named because negotiations between HTC and other companies are private. Microsoft’s decision will keep HTC, maker of the first Google Inc.-branded smartphone, from participating in the electronics industry’s latest attempt to erode Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s lead in tablets. The Taiwanese company, whose stock has dropped 67 percent in the past year, is also facing shortages from chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM), highl...