It is difficult to argue with such logic as presented by Dietmar. The home market has been ignored, everything that could have fit the bill in the last ten years has been an "appliance" of some sort or another (game console, webtv).

A home computer, like an older Amiga or C=64 would have to be easy to set up, as well as easy to program. Plug it into the tv, plug in the mouse, plug into the wall.... Go!