Whereabouts of Zboard and the Paranoia That Accompanies

Here is the reason you can no longer find sites concerning ZBoards: BusinessWire. A Danish company called SteelSeries acquired them in late July 2008, and have apparently taken the sites down. They make no reference on their site about the Ideazon/ZBoard products, so they apparently don't care about the million or so customer base developed by the previous owners. If they don't announce some information and driver downloads soon, you can bet your ass that I'll NEVER buy anything made by SteelSeries. This sucks. Another American company taken over by Europeans. Really beginning to get paranoid about this bunch and their goofy Euro. There goes a bunch jobs and revenue out the window again. I now won't drink any Anheuser-Busch products since they are now foreign owned. Shucks, what little beer I did drink was Michelob Lite. All this brings to mind COMCAST taking over TechTV then killing it off thinking people would watch their stupid G4 channel.

Here is a copy of an email sent to SteelSeries today:

At the end of July we were able to download drivers from the original sites for Zboards. I understand your company has acquired Ideazon. Readers on my website are in an uproar. Personally, I have purchased 6 MERC Zboards and 1 Guild Wars Factions special edition. Most were gifts to other gaming family members and friends. We love this product.

So, what's up? Are you killing off the line or will it continue to exist? Several thousand people are awaiting an answer to this question. Can you please not be so vague and get to the truth? This is an area of great concern to many people and trying to find out information is like finding that needle in the haystack.

Please answer with some validity so I can publish you response on my site. Your attention to this matter will be greatly appreciated.

Mike West
cybersouth@gmail.com

I'll try and find the last drivers for the Zboards and post them for download in the next few days.

"The absolute fundamental aim is to make money out of satisfying customers."
~John Egan (Boy, Howdy! This is no longer a policy in business.)