It's an Archos... they can keep it.

I have an Archos 604, and it's locked down so tight you can't even replace the hard drive in it without sending it back to Archos. Every codec costs an additional $20-$25, the expansion connectors are all difficult if not possible to obtain (no cheap docks, etc). Android or not, you won't be able to put anything on it, based on Archos' past policies.

As far as support, they stopped supporting it as soon as the next device (604 Wifi) was out, and there hasn't been an update in forever. So basically they abandon their legacy users after a year at most.

I bought an iPhone 3G in the meantime to give me something to tinker with, but will probably end up with the RX-51 when (if?) it ever comes out.

Be patient, and don't make a mistake on the Archos.