Honestly, this makes me worry about the model. You're basically trying to introduce a new operating system here, and you're following Apple's model for that -- the Solu OS only works on Solu computers. But I just can't see you guys managing to entice lots of Apple-style consumers; Apple has already pushed hard to get cloud support throughout their OS and into their major apps. And the Apple user experience is second to none.

I'm just not sure that you'll get enough benefit out of that kernel-level support to convince users to give up _both_ their existing desktop environment and their existing mobile environment. And the Solu is not a phone! Each time a Solu user makes a call on their smartphone, they'll be getting lured away from the Solu environment and into a different one...

It isn't just a psychological link -- there is of course a very physical link between the hardware and the OS. But yeah, this is where I now point to Jolla. They've already done the hard work to create a beautiful mobile UI, but they've placed it on top of a hardware-agnostic (and substantially open-source) underlying operating system. People have been porting Sailfish to all sorts of hardware (I am personally quite interested in the Raspberry Pi port), which, yes, is very "geeky"; however, this serves both to create additional interest in the OS, as well as making it that much easier for established manufacturers (such as Intex) to port the OS to their own machines.

Oh, absolutely, I agree hands-down that the Solu device is beautiful. I also personally favor devices that can be used both as a mobile device and a desktop device.

But is it really a good offer? As I understand it, the only software I can run on Solu is the software provided by Solu: I'm not going to have access to any of the programs I've already spent time and effort learning how to use. All the data I can run on Solu will be hosted by Solu: I'm not entirely certain I want my personal photo collection somewhere in the cloud, or my sensitive business documents, regardless of how seriously Solu takes security. The only processor hardware I can use is provided by Solu: All my existing PCs, phones, and tablets are completely unusable in the Solu world.

It's a beautiful little box, but it takes the existing "walled garden ecosystem" already in place in the mobile device world and extends it to every facet of my life. That involves a cost that goes beyond just the purchase price and monthly fee; and I honestly don't know whether it really is a good offer when I take that into account...