@ iBrowse guys
I can't shed any light on the US situation, but if it helps I can tell you my story. I began looking for a NIC when I saw the iBrowse 2.4 announcement and didn't obtain one until a few months later (got outbid a few times.) I eventually got a hydra card, but also had to shop for a tranciver. I got one a few weeks after that. I then went to buy iBrowse but the site had been closed for only about a week. If you search this web site you may even be able to find a bitter rant from me about the situation. I was out about $100 for the hardware. I then sold the pair at a slight loss on eBay, any perhaps that person is now looking to buy iBrowse...
@A-Pex
I looked at your website a1k.org
It's pretty slick. It's also very clear that your users are not anything like the typical Amiga users here. I see your users are actively hacking together new hardware and banning together to complete grassroots projects. None of that happens anywhere else. Your fustration stems from the fact that you really are not a normal type of Amiga user. A "normal" Amiga user is a sad and slow moving animal that would rather lament for years and years about the state of things. A normal Amiga user sees no problem with waiting 3 or 4 _YEARS_for a web site to begin selling new licenses for a dead product.
That's actually why I stick around here. It's like watching a train wreck every day. I can't turn away.