> HYPErion won't support a board without stupid built in.

Is that the reason for the Pegasos II port of OS4? :-P

> part of the crazy markup is to pay HYPErion to port OS4.

Of course it is, but that's peanuts in comparison to the NRE cost stake per board.

> There is no other explanation.

For what?

> If Genesi made such a board, OS4 probably wouldn't come to it.

OS4 finally made it to the Pegasos II, remember? :-)