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The total is now at 95 (c'mon guys :). Let's see at the updated stats:

So, what we see here: AmigaOS/MorphOS userbase have more or less the same dynamic -I think the AmigaOS userbase is much larger actually, but they are sceptics reg. the board and they already have the SAM, so they are not as "active" as the the MorphOS users. OTOH, around 10% of the MorphOS userbase has sent email, which I think is indicative of the ratio of interested users/userbase total. Linux users are mostly indifferent, except a few real hardcore PowerPC users that would like such a machine. So, does this mean that the potential market is ~500 MorphOS users and ~500 AmigaOS users and ~200 Linux users? Possibly. I have a couple more Linux forums to post and see what comes out of it.

Also, I think by far it appears that MPC8610 is the most wanted system, though until a certain point the MPC8640D was quite close -and it's not that far still either. In fact if the price was right, we might choose this one over 8610 anyway. One of the strong points of the 8610 leaves most users indifferent, mostly because it's not 3D-capable.

Last, the most prevalent price is in the region of 500€ which was expected actually.

So, this means we have 3 choices now:

1. Aim for the Amiga/MorphOS market -mainly- and just have Linux/Haiku as side projects, and go for one of the 8610/8640D, with a higher price point, with the dangers it prevails - the market is small, extra cost for porting, and not really my initial target - I aimed for Linux/Haiku- but perhaps people in the mails were right: Haiku should focus instead on ARM/x86 which are great alternatives, and Linux would benefit more from a P1022 board, cheap and powerful, where binary compatibility isn't a problem,

2. Listen to the knowledgeable Linux users that sent mail, and focus instead on the P1022. The price will be much lower, it will be a very small/tightly integrated board, and there is also interest from Amiga/MorphOS users. However it is NOT directly compatible with the e600 cores and it has no Altivec. But the low price would mean more potential buyers.

3. See the obvious (the market is too small, <100 mails are too few). Ditch the project and move to ARM and focus on a CortexA9 board.

Nothing is decided yet, stay tuned.