I agree .. it's less interesting - but I suppose the benefit of having an FPGA on-board is reduced development time (and cost) for the hardware manufacturers.

I agree .. it's less interesting - but I suppose the benefit of having an FPGA on-board is reduced development time (and cost) for the hardware manufacturers. Once they've created their product - and licensed the necessary cores .. they're going to try their damnedest to keep the unit sealed.