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Matt, appreciate Newegg's feedback, it is very unfortunate that Newegg's supplier, partner or distributor D&H is threatning people with legal action, would be good if Newegg can get them to stop doing that as it reflects badly on Newegg per se.

Link to where Hot Hardware reported such threats by D&H.
http://hothardware.com/News/Newegg%2...eporting%2DIt/

/generic PR

They didn't really say anything of value. Who knows if they'll ever figure out who really did it.

People are pointing fingers left and right though lol

lol yeah that 'demo' product remark is costing them

Last time I checked a demo was a working CPU.

Agreed, I still hold Newegg in the highest regard, just like before.

They'll continue getting my business.

I agree, Newegg worded the release poorly, I think you nailed what they were trying to say in regard to "demo".
The bottom line is Newegg has acted promptly to take care of duped customers. Their actions have spoken louder than any ill worded release.

Heh, lie=PR yes? J/K

The processors actually were bought from a company named IPEX, not D&H, so they are off the hook on this issue. Newegg says they have dropped IPEX as a vendor they use any more too.

According to Trade Note, their web site is (was) http://www.ipexinfo.com/ . Unfortunately that appears to be missing or down. Can't speak to what that means, but it doesn't bode well.

I agree there is more to it, and once crap rolled far enough downhill (IPEX), it just got brushed under the rug from the public perspective. Not sure whats gone on behind closed doors, but no one is saying anything else.

While ASI claims to be a completely separate entity than IPEX, I've also seen that information from their WHOIS record previously - that makes me think "why register your competitor's domain name?"

Also, I've seen an unreliable source claim that they have some of the same people holding important business positions at both companies. Board members, president, or some other C-level people were claimed to allegedly be some of the same people at both companies. That is completely unsubstantiated, and I don't have any awareness of if its true or not. If you wanted to dig a bit more however, you may find some more reliable information in that department.

That is just speculation I have read somewhere, which I don't recall. It's likely garbage, and should be taken with a grain of salt.

But I think you are on the right track Wolfenstein. If you wanted to talk about anything else you dig up, and you have solid evidence supporting any claims you make - PM me your email address and you can write about it on Overclockers.com frontpage. We try to avoid speculation however, or taking a public stance based off of weak or unverified sources.

Not really. It's all volume. Newegg established themselves from the get-go with rock bottom prices. Were I to venture a guess, they operated at a loss for a while. Once established, their volume increased exponentially and they now profit from likely rather low margins. The hundred or thousand other people don't have the volume to remain viable at those prices, hence, Newegg normally beats everyone on (most) prices.