I have only the foggiest idea of what's going on here (this is a tablet PC running a web OS, right?), but this whole thing smacks of desperation.

ChromeOS just went public, Apple may or may not do some tablet thing, Arrington is somehow involved and seems to be acting like an ass again, etc.

I think someone pushed the panic button and said something along the lines of 'we go live now or the whole thing is dead!'

All-in-all not a good way to start. My magic eight-ball tells me this project is doomed.