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Hot on the heels of Raon Digital’s apparent demise comes word that Everex US have shut their doors. Best known for the Cloudbook, a rebadge of VIA’s original Nanobook reference design that met with middling reviews and relative consumer apathy, the company had most recently revealed plans for a WiMAX version and a touchscreen model.
It now looks unlikely that either of those will make an appearance, at least not under the Everex name. VIA themselves moved on to the altogether more impressive Nano processor, though Everex never stated any intention to adopt the new CPU.
According to the company themselves, the US operations are now closed and they are “in the processor of liquidation of all our assets”. It’s unclear whether the liquidation will affect Everex Japan or Taiwan; neither site has any mention of their US sibling’s closure.
[via GadgetMix]
One Response to “Everex US folds after Cloudbook fails to find favor”
TechJunkie88 July 21, 2009
The real reason for the company closure: Everex was acquired by another company. Due to the ongoing economic crisis, the acquiring company could not come up with the funds by the scheduled closing date. The current ownership did not want to keep paying the bills and chose to close Everex doors and go after the buying company via litigation.
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