After reading about this UMPC H-9 here , I sent an email to ' BPETD Co. ', asking them about it. The following is the quote from their reply :

>Thank you very much for your inquiry for our UMPC, Model H9.
>The price of the product, based on 500 pcs, is USD490.00, fob Shenzhen.
>If you only need one, price should not be lower than USD 800.00



>As you know, the Chinese New Year is coming near, we will start our the
>longest holiday right now.
>That's to say, if you need one sample, we will prepare one for you after
>the new year holiday.
>For more product information, please visit our website:
>www.porient.com
>
>Your kind attention and prompt reply will be highly appreciated.
>
>Happy the Chinese New Year !
>
>Thanks & Regards,
>
>

This makes me think that after creating such a UMPC, they are trying to make a quick buck off of the people who may think about getting one such Device.

Even if based on Maemo, it is only a ripoff if they don't make their software available for download. Otherwise this is just a "fork", which is ok. It would be more usual not to fork at all, and contribute changes back to Maemo, but this isn't required.

Even if it isn't mostly Maemo, it seem likely that Maemo can be made to run on this hardware which would provide an interesting addition to the Maemo family of devices.

Arjun: Want a good read?
http://www.engadget.com/tag/keepinitrealfake

Everything in that category... Guess where it comes from?

And put me on the list for a sample unit