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JustJosh I wonder if this is true. I realy kind of doubt it actually. It sounds like they are just trying to get rid of their older motherboards.
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The Tech Report: News —
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Foxconn reportedly pulling out of motherboard market
Fudzilla —
... sales forecasts for new models. Foxconn seems to be readying to clear its inventory, and it's doing it quietly. Foxconn sales are doing well and the company managed to ship more than 10 million units in 2007, with sales expected to grow by as much as 30 percent in 2008. In spite of these results, there's a chance Foxconn is looking to focus on more lucrative segments of the business and killing off its brand in the process. Foxconn claims it hasn't heard the rumors yet. More here .
Report: Foxconn might pull out of retail mobo market
The Tech Report: News —
... 9:30 AM on October 30, 2008 The retail motherboard market could soon lose one of its players. Based on info from "sources at channel vendors in China," DigiTimes reports that Foxconn could soon stop selling motherboards under its own name . For the uninitiated, Foxconn makes boards (and all kinds of other products) for other firms on a contract basis, but it also has its own line of Foxconn-branded mobos from the Intel X48 Express-based ...
Rumor: Foxconn to Stop Branding Its Own Motherboards
Maximum PC —
Citing un-named sources at channel vendors in China, DigiTimes says that Foxconn Electronics (otherwise known as Hon Hai Precision Industry) may be jumping out of the branded motherboard market. The overseas rumors stem from Foxconn reportedly cutting off its sales department from taking any new orders on select motherboard models, in addition to no longer putting together order volume forecasts for all of its new models. In other words, the company looks to be clearing its inventory. While power users typically levitate towards the likes of Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI, Foxconn is ...
Foxconn denies exit from motherboard market
DV Hardware —
The rumour that Foxconn is planning to quit the branded motherboard market resurfaced again this morning at DigiTimes:
The sources commented that Foxconn recently told its sales department to stop taking orders for some motherboard models, and to stop gathering order volume forecasts for all new models, ...
Foxconn Own-Brand Mainboard Business Under Fire - Media Reports
X-bit labs —
... company earlier this year might lead to changes within the mainboard biz strategy and tactics at Foxconn. According to a news-story at DigiTimes web-site, certain industry sources claimed that Foxconn lately ordered its sales department to stop taking orders for some mainboard models and to stop gathering order volume forecasts for all new models. Such actions may imply that the company plans to sell off existing inventory of mainboards, which may indicate that the firm is at least considering pulling out from branded mainboard business. Eric Zhu, channel manager at Foxconn, ...
