It doesn't need to be "an alternative to iPhones and Android devices" right now. It just needs to be somewhat usable by developers; since those are the ones imp

It doesn't need to be "an alternative to iPhones and Android devices" right now. It just needs to be somewhat usable by developers; since those are the ones improving and fixing things, writing new drivers and applications, etc. Those things will be necessary for a 'consumer oriented product'. For example, it would be unacceptable on an 'iPhone alternative' to, say, have to tweak shell scripts to set the right driver options, or whatever. However, developers might find that OK (although annoying).