"I don't think that the Empeg brand will be disappearing any time soon"

Already has -
http://www.sonicblue.com/default.asp?menu=Company
has it spelled as MPEG all the way through, which is a bit lame.

As an owner of a Mk I and Mk II, I'm extremely happy to see funding and support coming in from S3 / SonicBlue - all the best to you guys, and
_Welcome_ to the HELL that is volume :o)
Do you get access to fab space / ASIC teams now? Ooh, the possibilities!
(I guess this means the end of cycling round to collect products with double-digit serial numbers. Oh well, it's a small price to pay :)

Steve.