英語が読めないのでよくわからないけど、、、
ナバズタグを販売しているViolet社が破産の申請をしたらしく、救済してくれるスポンサーが9月4日までに現れないと本当に会社が倒産してしまうらしい。
ナバズタグはViolet社が運用しているサーバにアクセスして動作しているので、Violet社が倒産してサーバが止まってしまったらウサギたちはどうなってしまうんだろうか。。。
We always knew that any company courageous enough to take a technology designed to help mega-corps monitor their inventory levels and make it mainstream would face an uphill battle, but we never envisioned Nabaztag caving entirely to the pressure. If a snippet in a recent issue of Les Echos (a French financial paper) is to be believed, the creator of the rabbit-inspired Violet RFID Mirror has filed for bankruptcy, giving any company interested in keeping the brand alive until September 4th to toss out a cash infusion. Not like we're looking at you, Mr. VC, but we're definitely hoping to not be sobbing about this in just under a month. Tick, tock.
Nabaztag can't make RFID cool, has to file for bankruptcy
In the latest Gartner Hype Cycle report, ReadWriteWeb commented on RFID as being stuck in the "Trough of Disillusionment". While the report argues that RFID is likely to emerge in 5-10 years for inventory purposes, this far off glimmer of hope is not enough to hold back the tidal wave of ennui washing over the industry. According to a recent article by Engadget, consumer RFID company Violet has filed for bankruptcy. Best known for programmable RFID rabbit Nabaztag, Violet needs another company to step in before September 4th or unfortunately its rabbits and mirrors will be nothing more than inanimate plastic.
Fear and Impatience are Killing the Nabaztag Bunnies
そこで、Violet社を救済すべく Save Nabaztag! というサイトが出来上がっていて、ここで有志から200万ユーロ集めてViolet社を買うとかそんな計画をしているらしい。
Anyone interested in taking over Violet and continuing the Nabaztag adventure needs to put forward a bid by the 4th of September 2009.
Companies are taken over by their management in Management Buy-Outs (MBO) and we would like ‘us’ the customers to take over the company in the (first ever) Customer Buy-Out (CBO)!!!
So, how can I help?
We need to raise some money to purchase the company. We have calculated that we would require about €2 million to purchase the company, sanitise its debts and inject some cash to help redevelop it. There are several ways to raise the money, however whoever puts money in the company gets a share of the company and thus a say in how the company should be run.
We think the people who know most about the company’s products are YOU, the customers. We are thus offering togive you a share of the company in exchange for your money, exactly like buying shares within a listed company.
Save Nabaztag! >> Blog Archive >> So, what is ‘Save Nabaztag’?
日本でナバズタグを販売しているビジネスデザイン研究所のサイトにはとくに何もお知らせ情報とかは出ていない。。。
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