[ale] Monarch Computer

[Christopher Fowler]

Also it seems to have been a while since they've had an ad in Linux
Journal.

On Wed, 2006-12-27 at 12:39 -0500, Alan Dobkin wrote:
> Further reading in these threads indicates they have been quickly
> declining over the past few months.  Their reseller ratings dropped like
> a rock, and there are many claims of shady business practices, including
> floating customer money and retaining equipment for unreasonably long
> times.  They are also behind on their taxes, and recently "their
> premises have been seized by the county tax commissioners office" (per a
> sign on the front door).  That would explain why they aren't answering
> the phones.
> 
> Alan
> 
> On 12/27/2006 11:49 AM, Alan Dobkin wrote:
> > I didn't realize they were having trouble, but these threads seems to
> > corroborate:
> >
> > http://www.hardocp.com/news.html?news=MjMwMDgsLCxobmV3cywsLDE=
> >
> > http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1115217
> >
> > http://digg.com/hardware/Monarch_Computer_s_Going_Bankrupt
> >
> > Some of the speculation is that Fry's put them out of business.
> >
> > Alan
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