yep, i am yet another ex-Astak-now-Sony customer.
My mum still owns 6" so i am checking this part of the boards.. plus i want to know what the heck is going to happen at Astak!
I have to admit Robert and his involvement played a big part in my decision when i got my PP. But once the time came for me to replace my broken reader, the persisting 'out of stock' message and the whole 'we cant tell you anything except that better things are coming.. but we cant tell you when either' business put me off Astak for a long, long time. And yeah, i think Rob's departure was definitely fishy and i feel bad for the guy. He might have made mistakes and whatnot, but he certainly built a huge customer base for Astak.
Plus, Sony and their new touch screens are fabulous, although i do miss the fb2 and Coolreader badly...
and now for some pure speculation... i wonder if the new upcoming model will be a COLOR e-ink reader?
i have been reading news on those... they are closer than we think.