Where the money gets allocated would seem to be irrelevant to someone who just wants to be able to port and debug their code to run on your device. I should also note that although I take a great interest in using and filing bug reports for Maemo apps (especially once I use a lot, gpodder), I'm not expecting any such program since I'm not a developer and shouldn't. That being said, I would very much like to see such people get said convenient enticements. Just clarifying my interest in that topic and the new device and maemo development.

I appear to have some disconnect with your explanation--maybe it was meant to be humorous and I didn't pick up on it. What worked in the previous designs and made them unique and convenient even with one hand, or remaining in your pocket or on the seat tray in the airplane, is now Escheresque?

I see a direct link between buying this device and whether it suited the community's interests in the next maemo device. Particularly, I'd like to know if the new device will have better support than the previous generation has had. Will there be an affordable program in place for developers to jump on board, will there be a production run of extra parts (will third parties be licensed and convinced to produce some of the parts themselves?), will there be more opened drivers (my understanding so far is that there's a LOT more openness in Fremantle.. so, I actually feel pretty good about this element of the device so far), etc.

I mean.. the new device is more than the plastic, aluminum and silicon that constitutes the thing itself. A lot of that will influence whether the device will be worthwhile to purchase.

I hope I've made myself more lucent for this discussion. I just hope that we'll see a better supported Linux device come out of all this. My apologies for ranting, as I tend to do.