>>> given that A-Eon should be well along with their development of its successor

>> I'm not sure this is true, considering Trevor's statement from just 5 weeks ago: [...]

> I don't want to reveal anything that I have been told, or otherwise been made
> aware of [...]. But I think it is safe to say that A-Eon and Varisys have not been
> idle for the last 6+ months since I last talked to Trevor [...]. Trevor is smart to not
> divulge information prematurely (this time) as that usually reflects badly on
> anyone guilty of such a mistake in this community and earns lots of criticism
> from several vocal members. Trevor learned that lesson well

Nice to know that the development of the X1000's successor may be way more advanced than Trevor's statement from 5 weeks ago makes it seem :-)

Btw, recent statement:

"we drove to High Wycombe to meet with Paul Gentle and Adam Barnes the Managing and Technical Directors of Varisys Ltd [...]. We reviewed the status of current developments [...]"
http://blog.a-eon.biz/blog/?p=2998