I love my Pono player, it sounds great. Sad to see it go, but at least now there is a slightly broader choice of hi-res players for the inevitable day my Pono shuffles off this mortal coil.
The Pono store never even made it to the UK, as far as I'm aware, but again, at least there are a few sources of legit hi-res music (HD Tracks, Qobuz, etc).