Hello!
Just want to chime in and give my 2 cents on the matter. I registered recently (actually I registered several years ago in the old forum back in the days of XBMP and my user got lost in time...), but I'm a long time lurker/user.
I received my Xios 2 weeks ago and could not be happier. Of course the product is not perfet and there are a few quirks, but I think you could not expect more for the price.
I can understand that due the economic situation, it might be difficult to cough up almost 150 Euros for a box. It was tough for me. Anyway, I saved up and opted to give my money to Pivos. Why?
It is one of the few (if not the only) company who is selling a XBMC box while supporting the development of XBMC code for a reasonable price.
It might sound futile, but I know it can make a difference for XBMC. I am not able to write code and do not have the hardware nor the time to become a tester, I can only afford to donate some money or to buy a box. After being a user for years I wanted to donate and decided to give my hard owned money to a company that contributes to the development of XBMC. As it is said: 2 birds with one stone.
Anyway, I can understand not everyone here in Europe can afford to buy a box, but I'd appreciate if those people would try not to bash pivos in a thread dedicated to one of their products in a Forum that it is not their own. If you feel the need to complain about the pricing, why don't you simply head over to their forum and talk to them?
Just my 2 cents no hard feelings