T-Mobile to offer the HTC Hero—NOT!

 T-Mobile CTO Cole Brodman flat-out said that T-Mobile "has no plans to bring the HTC Hero to market." This seemed at the time, and still does, a very bold and straight to the point answer to the heated question regarding T-Mobile’s future of offering the HTC Hero. But it would seem that the rumors are beginning to fly; is this some distant hope that T-Mobile may change their minds?

I really wonder how and why these rumors start at times. For this particular rumor it all stems from a little job posting on the T-Mobile jobsite—stating a need for a “Product Manager HERO Handsets”. While T-Mobile might have come up with a better title to avoid confusion with the HTC Hero, the job listing clearly states:

These devices expand customers’ imaginations through outstanding experiences, and receive the highest levels of organizational support, including product development resources, marketing campaigns, sales priority and partner focus.  At T-Mobile, we call these devices our HERO Handsets.

Clearly, at least to me, the HERO title refers to something quite different than the HTC Hero. Could an HTC Hero be included in the category mentioned above by T-Mobile? Yes. But until we actually see some real evidence I would hope silly stretched rumors would stop leading us down the wrong path.