got Helio???

[Deff Gordon]

www.engadget.com

It ain't over until it's over, but we just got word that Helio store managers received notification this week that the axe is finally falling: (at least some of) the nationwide chain of retail stores will be shuttered during Virgin's takeover of Helio. As we've heard, "there is no 'merge' in this merger," so it sounds like after this year's big executive reshuffle, SK Telecom is bailing on their half-billion dollar enterprise a big way. No word if the fabled Ocean 2 will make it -- or if Virgin will even let Helio customers keep their phones.

Alongside Helio -- more or less the last man standing -- the great MVNO goldrush also dies. Unfortunate that besides Virgin and a few local and M2M providers (like Amazon's Whispernet), pretty much no one was able to make it work. Then again, no one ever never said making cellphones and running any kind of carrier was easy.

[Cock Puncher]

everyone I have talked to who has a Helio has nothing but good things to say about it


too bad

[Deff Gordon]

it's all about the iPhone. nothing compares to it. Helio was a sinking ship from the get-go... they had to find so much venture capital and it never panned out. they pumped shitgobs of cash into it, that the whole original business structure was no longer recognizable and of course destined to fail.