well, i for one can't understand why somebody is so excited about a linux box, unless he is seriously interested in linux ofcourse ;-) But then everybody is entitled top their opinion ofcourse.
I've got the impression that Helgis expects his OS4 in a week or two but that will not be the case. So until OS4 is released, it is a linux box, probably interesting to developers and linux users.
I for one am not one bit excited about the AOne. I will buy it because i want OS4 but that's it. Ofcourse, i am really happy that it will finally support industry standard hardware, meaning that i will be able to go into my local computer store and buy hardware cheap.
And the idea that i will get a decent graphics card is also nice, as well as i soundcard.
But excited about AOne? naah, OS4 is the thing to look out for. Amiga used to be about the combination of the OS and the custom hardware. Now, it will be the OS only that makes it an Amiga.