How do you feel about having been boned so completely by Sonicblue?

I don't feel boned by SB. Whilst they probably weren't the best thing to ever happen to the empeg, remember that they did actually go bust. And remember that they did do so *after* virtually giving away many thousands of Mk2a players. The firesale prices were way below what the units cost to build. And they have allowed the empeg guys to continue to develop for the car player even after they stopped producing them. That is pretty amazing in itself, even if Rob and the team had to fight from time to time in order to justify it.

All in all, I think that SB have treated me quite well. My empeg and me are still going to be around next week/month/year, unlike SONICblue. If anything, I've boned them.

(especially if those Centrals inexplicably ship!)


If you read Rob's post carefully, he did say that he was working on something regarding long term support needs. Obviously I don't know what he has in mind, but even if it were as little as procuring the remaining spares and the rights to distribute schematics/documentation (under NDA probably) then I think that we would be set. Given the level of technical expertise amongst members of this BBS, it wouldn't be too long until someone stepped up to the plate. (This is assuming that Rob Schofiel doesn't continue anyway in an ex-officio capacity).

My bigger concern is whether Rob can persuade Empeg Ltd.'s new masters that the car player is still useful for software development and proving, so that we can get v3 at some point in the future.