HTC’s announced they’ve acquired Abaxia, a firm that creates custom user interfaces for handset manufacturers and carriers. CEO Cedric Mangaud says HTC and Abaxia have worked closely with each other since they were founded in 2001 as their businesses complement each other nicely. HTC CEO Peter Chou commented on the deal, saying:

“HTC is committed to creating the best possible mobile experience for our customers today, tomorrow and into the future. “The addition of Abaxia deepen and broaden our software development capabilities so that we can innovate at an even faster pace.”

These have no apparent implications for HTC’s Android fronts yet, from what I can tell. There are a number of different reasons HTC could’ve purchased the firm. For starters, let’s not forget that HTC also produces handsets for the veteran operating system Windows Mobile. Even more plausible would be the idea that this has nothing to do with HTC’s smartphones period: they could just be venturing into a new territory that Abaxia’s already set the groundwork in. Or HTC Sense on Android will just get even more awesome from here (but that’s a given, anyway).

It’s always notable when HTC makes movements regarding their user interface business as HTC Sense has become a great deal for them over the past few years (both in consumer adoption and legal disputes). Read on for the full press release.