Lately ? They were always fighting it tooth and nail (with the exception of the PMA430 experiment). Also, even if you DO manage to boot linux it will be anybody's guess as to what hardware parts have native linux support. It's enough to miss wifi+bt support and the whole thing becomes an oversize PMP.

BTW, in true Ar¢ho$ style, VGA, Ethernet and +2 USB seem only availabe through an additional docking port (also questionable from driver standpoint).

Also, whoever made the choice to use a glossy screen ought to be shot. The video was made in a low-light ambient and the reflections were still quite apparent, what happens if someone tries to use this in daytime ? Ugh.