i.gizmodo.com - 4/23/2009
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Despite widespread speculation about the company's health, OQO has been fairly coy about their financial situation. Now, they've canceled all pre-orders for their upcoming Model 2+ UMPC. Sort of like a dying company might do! The OQO drama began to unfold a few weeks back, when a combination ...
gadgets.boingboing.net - 4/24/2009
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gadgets.boingboing.net —
Rumors that OQO canceled pre-orders for its Model
2+ ultramobile PC are untrue, according to the company,...
but it said an online vendor buildyourumpc.com did so after it could not commit to a shipping date. "While we haven't canceled the orders, it is ...
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OQO: Model 2+ production "unlikely" - Boing Boing Gadgets
twitter.com - 4/23/2009
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twitter.com —
Loader Twitter.com On that OQO 2+ story. All
OQO 2+ pre-orders will be canceled. Looks like receivership...
to me. Waiting for official OQO feedback still. about 17 hours ago from twhirl Steve2_bigger chippy Chippy Footer 2009 Twitter About Us Contact ...
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Twitter / Chippy: On that OQO 2+ story. All ...
slashgear.com - 4/23/2009
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slashgear.com —
OQO have apparently canceled all pre-orders for their
Model 2+ UMPC, leading to the assumption by many...
that the company is facing receivership. The OQO Model 2+ was recently pulled from online retailer Expansys; we’re yet to hear anything ...
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OQO Model 2+ pre-orders all canceled
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OQO Model 02+ Pre-orders Canceled- the End is Near?
jkOnTheRun —
We recently broke the news that OQO, the maker of the little executive candy, was in trouble and facing an uncertain future. That news was picked up all over the web and while the company has not officially responded with information about their situation, word is leaking out that all pre-orders for the OQO Model 02+ have been canceled. That definitely sounds like the death knell for a cool company that pushed the envelope of mobile computing.
(via Gizmodo) ...
OQO Model 2+ Production Is Unlikely, Company Not Doing So Hot [Oqo]
Gizmodo —
OQO's pre-order cancellation and recent trouble lead us to believe that the company's not doing so well, which SVP Bob Rosin confirms by saying that their Model 2+ production is "unlikely". [BuildYourUMPC via BBG]
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newlaunches.com 5/24/2009 — OQO has shut down operations, switched off its phones and is now no longer accepting repairs. OQQ was one of the original Mobile Internet Devices a predecessor to the netbooks of today. It is sad that they couldn’t get the price to below $1000. The company was planning to release the OQO 2+ ...
Another OQO 2+ arrives.
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I’ve turned on the device and tested through ...
The new OQO specs "model 2+"
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Pre-orders
nokiausa.com 11/4/2008 — *Pre-orders are date and time stamped on receipt by Nokia, and will be processed strictly in the order in which they are received. All pre-orders are subject to availability. In some instances there may be unforeseen delays in launching the pre-order ...
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