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Old 10-10-2020, 01:56 PM   #1
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Is Boyue about to close?

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Last year Boyue had a giant building in China, where RND, development, manufacturing, sales and shipping was all done from a single building. At the beginning of 2020, they relocated to a few different buildings, manufacturing was moved near Wuhan, which was the epicenter of the pandemic. In the middle of all of their downsizing they also let go a number of employees.

I know they're not reliable people, but...
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Old 10-10-2020, 02:31 PM   #2
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Yes - they're not reliable people.
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Yes - they're not reliable people.
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Thanks, I had noticed that, but it's only a minor improvement, isn't it? It doesn't reveal the company's state.
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Yes - they're not reliable people.
Read here.
They promiced 8.1 update would be available last November, so things do look not too good for them.
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Thanks, I had noticed that, but it's only a minor improvement, isn't it?
It isnt.
It's hard and drawn-out work and shows that they keep their promises.
Mars first - as promised.
Now Ares - as promised.
To be continued .....
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They promiced 8.1 update would be available last November, so things do look not too good for them.
Have you ever heard of Corona?
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I know they're not reliable people, but...
Is there something bad known about them? I remember Michael Koslowski used to promote Boyue, once he claimed LB Mars war one of the most successful e-ink devices ever.
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Is there something bad known about them? I remember Michael Koslowski used to promote Boyue, once he claimed LB Mars war one of the most successful e-ink devices ever.
but he also said that Boyue hardly released any updates.
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I hope of not because, if Onyx boox is alone between the producers of android e ink tablets, he can do that he wants.
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I hope of not because, if Onyx boox is alone between the producers of android e ink tablets, he can do that he wants.
Now there's another player in the game: Supernote

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They have recently started with Android and are improving. Before, they have done work on Linux and I think it's a good trajectory.
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They have recently started with Android and are improving. Before, they have done work on Linux and I think it's a good trajectory.
It's not worth the higher price with weaker equipment than the Boox Nova 2 or Likebook Ares.
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It's not worth the higher price with weaker equipment than the Boox Nova 2 or Likebook Ares.
Good points. By now, Boox and Likebook are better.
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