> a platform that put all eggs in *this* basket

The OS4 platform has its eggs in 2 baskets actually, A-Eon basket and ACube basket. The Sam460ex is currently available to buy and has not been discontinued so far.

> The strategy that they (Hyperion)

That's not by chance the same "they" who allegedly attempted to "try to sell us" hyped numbers, is it?

> constantly pursue of strictly keeping OS4 tied to under-performing,
> *ridiculously overpriced*, weird HW, built in batches of 30-50 units

Is that how the port to the Pegasos 2 came about? ;-)