I ordered a Beagleboard xM from Digikey but they refused to ship it
citing export policy. Perhaps a note on http://beagleboard.org to warn
off other unwary users will be helpful.
Funny thing is, I can get Beagleboard xM in Malaysia from Farnell
(http://my.farnell.com order code 1823269) without fuss.
The US government exports F/A 18 fighter-bombers to Malaysia. Intel,
Motorola(now Freescale) , and Altera have substantial CPU assembly
operations in Malaysia, so I am one puzzled Digikey former custom
Please see enclosed Digikey rejection below.
Thank you.
CM Heong
Malaysia
Follows email produced verbatim:
from Alli Hauert <alli.hauert@digikey.com>
to CM.HEONG@gmail.com
date Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 12:45 AM
subject Digi-Key sales order 27939089.
mailed-by digikey.com
hide details 12:45 AM (9 hours ago)
Hello,
Thank you for your order with Digi-Key! We apologize, however the
products (1 pieces of part number 296-25798-ND) are currently under
review with our export management and at this time cannot be
exported. Unfortunately we do not have a date at this time when and
if they can be exported. Would you like to continue to wait for the
product, or would you like to cancel your order? Thanks.
Best regards,
Alli Hauert
International Customer Service Rep
Digi-Key Corporation
Phone: 1-800-858-3616 Ext 2064
Email: international.customerservice@digikey.com
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