> As far as those processors having too much additional I/O capability, since
> Freescale is unlikely to demand a significantly higher price than an already
> overpriced e600 cored product (after all, consider the market for the e5500
> cored devices) why would the extra capabilities be a problem?

You better don't ask me but the ones who regard that as a problem ;-) I said two months ago that we should wait and see what the price tag for the P5010 is going to be. Then we'll be able to compare to the prices of e600 core based processors.