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Abit To Close Its Doors Forever On Dec. 31, 2008

Posted by kdawson on from the then-there-were-fewer dept.

ki1obyte writes "Earlier this year the Taiwanese firm Abit, once a leading-edge maker of computer mainboards and other components, was slated to shut down motherboard production by the end of 2008 and focus on consumer electronics devices. Now X-bit labs reports that Abit will cease to exist entirely after midnight on the last day of 2008 because the owner of the brand, Universal Scientific Industrial, is in the process of restructuring and cutting their costs."

6 of 195 comments (clear)

  1. so long by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Their timings and voltages were always off a bit So I will miss them, but only a bit

  2. Well it's about time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I've been reading of Abit's death for years and years. I won't believe it until I read its Abituary, and even then not fully.

  3. Ironic product names by SwabTheDeck · · Score: 2, Funny

    FATAL1TY

    1. Re:Ironic product names by DigitalHammer · · Score: 2, Funny

      BANKRUPTCY WINS

      FLAWLESS VICTORY :P

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  4. Re:From Leader to Out of Business overnight. by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 3, Funny

    The cash burn must have been something beyond my comprehension.

    Yeah, the only ones that can comprehend such cash burn, are running companies in Detroit.

    Abit executives in Washington, in front of a Senate panel, looking for a bailout? You heard it here first.

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    Schroedinger's Brexit: The UK is both in and out of the EU at the same time!
  5. Re:Why? by machine321 · · Score: 3, Funny

    No, Abit used raw meat in their system boards, so you really want to replace them before they go bad.