This proved to be successful and the decision was made to put the brand out into the retail channel.

"I have no faith in the company's ability to force the machine into the retail channel," he said.

"We feel that we can take these products and position them in our retail channel."

The immediate good news is that chips and boards are available in the retail channel.

"It is further validation of the Internet as a major promotion and retail channel."

After attracting attention, a distribution deal to traditional retail channels led to sales topping 200,000.

After long delay, this board is finally available in retail channels.

"People will buy digital music across retail channels," he said.

Legacy's games are distributed worldwide through both retail and digital channels.

Why tell customers that new hardware is coming when you're trying to clear the retail channel of your older models?