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Its a better architecture but it has no standard firmware implementation that allows you to implement an OS across a broad spectrum of chipsets and boards from all manufacturers (like UEFI).
Sure you can make a generic arm image, but a lot of hardware drivers are not properly implemented in mainline kernel. For most hardware, such an image would be mostly useful to developers and tinkerers looking to see what's technically possible. Unless they want to try writing/forking drivers themselves.
To pretend this will be as open and user modifiable is goofy, I kinda doubt well get official support for non-steam OS's.
Even if we do, would we be able to change the signing key to make sure its secured from evil maid, a-la safeboot?
The interest for me isn't at just the idea of a gaming device, but an open source friendly face-mounted general purpose computer. Like apple's HMD without the vendor lock-in.
Also you're right about the price, not sure where I saw $1300. My bad.