> What is the business purpose behind this initiative? Why there needs to be a business purpose? When did hackers stop doing stuff because it's fun and because

> What is the business purpose behind this initiative? Why there needs to be a business purpose? When did hackers stop doing stuff because it's fun and because they can? I guess this is somewhat costlier than doing free software development during one's spare time. Still, they'll probably lose money only while prototyping, since they'll start producing after pre-orders start coming in. Unless, of course, they screw up and start getting refund requests via paypal.