mike0219116 wrote:
I read a post on a Yahoo! group (can't remember which one) last year
sometime in which a person stated that Drake was going to pull the
R8B
after the E1 came to market.

In that regard, I found it amusing that Universal "discontinued" the
R8B on the same day they posted a price and a specific ETA for the
E1.

I wonder what what would rationalize this. In other words, what would
the launch of the E1 have to do with the R8B? I guess it would make
some sense to pull the R8B when the E1 is launched IF Drake were going
to be selling the E1. However, I've never seen any indication on
Drake's website that it will sell or even service the E1. In fact,
aside from a couple of extremely vague comments here and there, I've
not been able to figure out exactly what Drake has to do with the E1,
period.

Either Drake hasn't really had that much to do with the E1, or it's
keeping quiet about the precise nature and extent of its involvement.

Neither of these scenarios give me a good feeling about the E1.

Steve