idahobusiness.net - 4/3/2009
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Rumors are swirling on the Internet that Eagle-based Ugobe, maker of the sophisticated interactive robotic dinosaur Pleo, may be closing its doors.
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Pleo maker Ugobe not going out of business
SlashGear —
... Despite rumors to the contrary, it seems Ugobe, the company that manufactures Pleo, the robotic dinosaur, is not going out of business after all, and are merely downsizing and relocating their web hosting to a different location. ...
Pleo-maker Ugobe not totally dead, not totally okay
Engadget —
... It certainly seemed like Ugobe was dead-forever a few days ago when we noted that the company's website was seemingly gone and no one was answering the phones, but it's apparently not all bad: the site's back up, and CEO Caleb Chung told the Idaho Business ...
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