[Molly C @ Nov 20th 2007 4:53PM]

Piracy gets more and more convenient as time goes on. lol

A side note, how come whenever there's any device released that uses Linux, engadget (and others) feel compelled to say that it's "Linux-based", when it's not particularly relevant? Now, if one could actually write and run programs on it, then sure, the OS matters, but do people really care what OS their DVD player, oven, washing machine, car, TV, etc run? If the OS is closed within the device, it doesn't matter.

But that's just a side-note. :p

[Barry @ Nov 20th 2007 5:12PM]

It's not like the copyright infringement (I reserve the term 'piracy' for the cases where money is actually changing hands) wasn't convenient with iPods before...connect your friend's iPod to your computer, drag and drop music, done.

Meanwhile there's still value in advertising for linux on the basic premise that a rising tide lifts all vessels.

[Ken @ Nov 21st 2007 5:17AM]

Actually, nearly all linux based devices of this nature have been eventually hacked in one way or another. Just because it's initially hard to access or modify, it's stll relevant to many people to know what kind of potential a device holds.. not just for current use but for hacks and improvements.