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Original Link: https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/22/05/14/0327259/classic-japanese-audio-brand-onkyo-files-for-bankruptcy?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_me
Classic Japanese Audio Brand Onkyo Files For Bankruptcy
Onkyo, one of the best-known Japanese manufacturers of home theater equipment, has "filed for bankruptcy at Osaka District Court on Friday, with total liabilities of around 3.1 billion yen ($24 million)," reports Nikkei Asia. The report is sparse on details but attributes the bankruptcy to a "market shift to streaming and smartphones." In mid-2020, Onkyo USA Corporation ended a 45-year run as Onkyo's exclusive sales, marketing and distribution division for the Americas, according to Audioholics. Onkyo has appeared in a few stories on Slashdot over the years. Our personal favorite was a story in 2003 about a new use of embedded Linux in Onkyo's home music server.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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