The History Of EcoWestern

# THE HISTORY:

### Did EcoWestern ruin their reputation right from the start? Let's explore the history of this company.

Originally, EcoWestern was a branch off company of X7 Motors, a now-defunct car company that ceased operations five years ago. Lucas Mitchell, the founder, intended for EcoWestern to develop technology for X7 Motors' vehicles, but that idea was abandoned within a few days. Instead, they shifted their focus to the production of phones.

EcoWestern released a total of seven phones, all of which faced significant challenges. While they managed to generate decent revenue at the time, the sales were far from successful. The names of these ill-fated phones were Genesis, Merc, Verr, VerrA, Verr 2, Tros1, and TrosK. As a result of these poor sales figures, X7 Motors made the decision to sell off the troubled company.

The first buyer, Matt Washibub, quickly realized the extent of the company's struggles and decided to sell it again. Eventually, a Swedish man named Ryan Swedeng acquired EcoWestern and expressed his enthusiasm for turning the company around. However, the company was faced with a challenging financial situation. EcoWestern had an initial investment of $782 million, but due to fraudulent conduct, X7 Motors had embezzled the majority of the funds, leaving only 15% available for EcoWestern.

Despite the financial constraints, Ryan Swedeng invested as much money as he could into advertising EcoWestern's job openings. The response was significant, with 1.7K calls received within a week. However, it turned out that 850 of these calls were fake or troll calls. Out of the remaining 850 calls, only 135 individuals were ultimately hired.

Around a year later, in 2017, EcoWestern began development on their first significant foray into the tech world—the QA1. Concurrently, they proposed the creation of a custom Operating System called EcoOS and applied for a grant from the United States government, amounting to $15 million. However, due to the company's struggling status, they were only awarded 10% of their grant request, totaling $1.5 million. This limited funding resulted in the cancellation of the EcoOS project.

In September of the same year, EcoWestern finally released the QA1 to the public. This device boasted impressive specifications, including a Snapdragon 860 chipset and graphics comparable to those found in the PlayStation 3 Slim, which was released in 2008. The QA1 ran on Android 8-10 (with a planned server closure after a three-year cycle) and offered an impressive battery life of 12 hours—quite commendable for a debut product. The 64GB model was reasonably priced at $330.

The sales of the QA1 officially ended on July 15th, 2018, after selling nearly 4 million units. The total earnings amounted to $999 million, resulting in a profit of $3.5 million when considering the production cost of $280 per unit.

Following the success of the QA1, Ryan Swedeng, the previous owner, made the decision to step down from his position, stating, "I will entrust the future and success of this company to another deserving individual." In his place, he appointed Xavier Fixes, a talented worker from the assembly line, as the new CEO. Xavier Fixes was renowned for his innovative ideas and was the mastermind behind EcoWestern's best-selling phone to date—the QA2.

Under Xavier Fixes' leadership, EcoWestern experienced significant developments. One notable milestone was the release of EcoEvent 3, which introduced a range of new products and advancements. These included the XI 1 smartphone, the CloverPC Series, the PA Series, MateOS 3.5, the user-friendly Okay UI, the RA5 device, and Lixo, the company's first voice assistant. Additionally, Xavier Fixes prioritized the EcoOS Project, ultimately resulting in the creation of MateOS, which made its debut at EcoEvent 1.

Following Xavier Fixes' departure, Adrian Kert took over as the new CEO of EcoWestern. Unfortunately, the company experienced a downward spiral, with a series of subpar products and lackluster events. From poorly designed devices to underwhelming presenters like Rick Kert (Adrian's brother), EcoWestern struggled to regain its footing. Amidst this challenging period, the company relied heavily on the sales of the QA2 and XI 1 to sustain itself.

* QA2R
* PA 2 & PA2+
* MOS4 & OUI3
* MorningStar Game Boost (did nothing)
* QA Hinge (discontinued after a month)
* MateOS C 2 (fluency problems)
* EcoSport 2 (Nike Edition)
* EcoAir (failed to connect to server)
* XI Two (Speakers blowing out, Severe Overheating, Anti-Shock Material wearing out, battery dying really fast, coming without thermal paste on the CPU)
* QA7
* MOS5 + OUI4
* MorningStar Quests (getting out of control, over real life prizes)
* QAME (useless, specs were weaker than PA2)
* RA M EBoard
* RXIT 2
* EasyMoves SB1 (not powerful enough to be a typical usage)

It recently came to light that Adrian Kert, after taking over as CEO, was involved in abusing his power within the company. He started paying employees below their rightful wages and managed to siphon off over 30% of the company's profits over a two-year period. Eventually, the staff grew weary of his actions and voted overwhelmingly, with 98% of employees wanting him removed from the company.

Following his forced removal, EcoWestern reported the theft to the police, leading to the recovery of the lost profits. However, it was discovered that 60% of the funds were transferred to other accounts and had already been spent by the Kerts before their removal from the company.

After the departure of the Kerts, EcoWestern came into contact with Oliver Thompson, a former high-ranking executive from Apple. Thompson had previously held responsibility for Apple's services and manufacturing between 2017 and 2019 before leaving the company in November of his final year. In his first year at EcoWestern, coinciding with the start of the pandemic, Thompson made the decision to lay off over 1000 employees, citing that they were "just not there."

In early March, Thompson posted a tweet on Twitter, stating, "EcoWestern is actually pretty cool when I'm running it." This caused a significant uproar among people, who couldn't believe that the company was falling into the hands of another controversial figure. Despite the closure of offices, EcoWestern continued working on a conceptual list of 18 products, although only 10 of them were eventually released to the market.

It has been revealed that Thompson rarely attended online meetings for generating ideas but consistently maintained an active presence on social media and press content. Some unnamed employees publicly criticized Thompson, describing him as a "lazy and incompetent" individual who shirked his responsibilities. Unfortunately, Thompson served as the CEO of EcoWestern from 2019 until April 2023.

Here’s the list of products released during his era (EcoEvent 6- E3)

* XI LI - XI LI (May 2023 Model)
* CloverPC 2 - CloverPC 2 + 2S (restarted)
* CloverAIO -
* RA6 - RA3 (restarted)
* RA6+ - RA Ult
* PA5 & 5+ - PA1 (restarted)
* RXIT TV & RXIT TV XDR (RMote)
* eMedia (now RTOS)
* eMedia+ (now RMS Media)
* EasyMoves Home Theater (v1) - EasyMoves Series G + Surround 8One
* Buds Ult
* DashEco - DashEco 5 (restarted)
* MatePC Mobile
* EcoSport 3
* EPU - EPU 3 pwr
* CloverD
* RXIT 3DVR
* RXIT CUBE + CUBE XHR
* RMS STUDIOS

Oliver Thompson's tenure as CEO ended after E3, as he made the personal choice to step down. In an interview, he expressed his sense of accomplishment, stating, "I feel like I had achieved everything that I wanted to do at this company. I made innovation fun again, and regardless of any haters, I pursued my passion."

Currently, Alexander Bennett holds the position of CEO at EcoWestern. Although he hasn't released any products yet, he has made significant positive changes within the EcoWestern community, receiving widespread appreciation. He has also implemented substantial improvements to the beloved software. The EGDC 2023, EcoWestern's private E3 conference, was the most successful to date, generating excitement for the upcoming E4 conference later this month.