Bad News: Zareason is going out of business

frankbell · 11-30-2020, 08:24 PM

Here's a link to the announcement.

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As many have noticed, our product line has been getting smaller and our tech support has been slowing down to a crawl. Unfortunately, the pandemic has been the final KO blow. It has hit our little town hard and we have not been able to recover from it. As of Tuesday, 11/24/20 17:00 EST ZaReason is no longer in business.

I find this particularly distressing. I have been a satisfied Zareason customer for almost a decade and currently have four of their machines.

michaelk · 11-30-2020, 09:01 PM

It is sad news. I had bought a computer from them just because of your recommendation.

frankbell · 11-30-2020, 09:12 PM

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I had bought a computer from them just because of your recommendation.

(Blush) I hope it worked

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What first attracted me to them is that they allowed me to pick my distro, unlike some of the other native Linux vendors (so, natch, I picked Slackware, even though I ended up reinstalling so I could have a separate /home). Then I had a warranty issue with one of the machines (the one I'm using right now, in fact), and they stepped up to the plate like Hank Aaron.

They had integrity. It's a damned shame.

michaelk · 11-30-2020, 09:18 PM

No problems. Works 24/7 as a file server.

I was going to purchase another one....

rnturn · 12-01-2020, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by frankbell

I find this particularly distressing. I have been a satisfied Zareason customer for almost a decade and currently have four of their machines.

Dang. I suspect you're going through the same feelings I had when MonarchComputer folded up their tent. I was so happy to have discovered them when the vast majority of computer vendors only offered systems that shipped with Windows---and they'd even test your hardware order for Linux-compatibilty. I was all ready to submit an order one day when I noticed in another browser window that they were calling it quits.