So I saw Rob's announcement that D&M did NOT purchase the Empeg line with Rio, so support is discontinued.

I have a few questions:

The note seems to say that support will officially be discontinued as of May 30. Am I reading that right? So if I have a problem with my empeg before May 30, I can still send it in and expect repair? On a paid basis of course.

What about after May 30? Is there/will there be anyone, third-party or otherwise, who can fix something if it breaks? Will the empeg guys be "allowed" to fix busted hardware on their own, assuming they can secure parts?

What about further software development? Should we expect that 2.00 is the last official version we're ever going to see?

Is Sonicblue even going to be around anymore? What do you guys expect to do now? i.e. is there any hope of seeing something like Empeg, Ltd. UK come back to life?

(cynical mode on) How do you feel about having been boned so completely by Sonicblue? (I certainly don't feel that great...)