Audiovox Sold, Toshiba's stake repurchased
Could this explain the '9900 is discontinued/No, its not!' ongoing debate?
Another theory (yep, I admit its just a theory) is that the limited supplies & blowout prices were arranged so that the 9900 would not be an actively sold product post-sale... at least not on a scale that mattered. I wouldn't know exactly why, but then I'm not a corporate bean counter or lawyer.