A reply to my query arrived from a GPD source, just waiting for permission to pass it along.
Regarding the indiegogo project: ( https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/a...ur-pocket--2#/ ) The form factor and other bits have gotten some attention over at TMO ( http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...&postcount=158 ) Whether to buy into this hinges on whether the firmware will be locked to Win10 or can we (independently and assuming no further warranty etc) install a linux system ? If it is locked into being a WIndows machine then it is outside the scope of our search, but if it will be possible to install (from a usb disk or whatever) something like Debian or some other actual linux distro this would raise a lot of interest. There are quite a few of us who are still searching for a machine of this calibre in the form factor your project advertises. Some of us have already spent quite significant resources in the search for something of this nature.. Just asking, thanks for your reading time
Thanks so much for your kind concerns for GPD WIN.The system is not locked.you can install a linux system as long as you want and you can.And thanks so much for sharing this excited new and help us to let now people know this good device!!really thinks!!