Well, poo...
Abit had great boards. I wonder why the change. Looks like they want to focus on consumer electronics, I read. Granted, I can understand that. Sort of the way Apple has evolved from the Mac to the iEVERYTHINGOMGLOOK. I guess others are trying to jump on that bandwagon of portable connectivity and entertainment. It has nothing to do with volatile markets on the consumer end; we geeks still buy this stuff whether or not the world is burning down around us, lol. More like the resources themselves in the market costs are prohibitive to their profit margins and so they're dropping it. Again, it's too bad, they had great boards. I fondly remember feeling triumphant using an abit board, knowing that sucker was quality. Never had one go wrong on me.
Very best,