PC Perspective has posted an editorial looking at the situation surrounding
the C-Media 8788 audio chip and two companies in what appears to be a battle
of the rights to sell it. ASUS and Auzentech have different variations on
the story, and our analysis looks at many theories, but it looks like the
real loser in this story is the consumer.

URL: http://www.pcper.com/comments.php?nid=5970

Quote: "The truth finally came out in June of this year, but very few people
seemed to notice it. Stephane Bae, President of Auzentech, wrote a little
open letter concerning this situation, a full year after Auzentech stopped
producing the X-Meridian. The long and short of it is that Asus had
negotiated with C-Media for exclusive rights to the CMI-8788 chip after a
certain date. This meant that Auzentech would have to purchase a
significant number of chips within a week of the original introduction of
the X-Meridian to keep that part running for the next few years of its
potential lifespan."

Thanks for a post!

Ryan Shrout
Owner - PC Perspective
rshrout ( -at -) pcper.com