[DBMandrake]

Well, I don't know myself why OSMC came into the picture. This is the Kodi hardware forum, so I am only concerned about the Vero hardware.

That explains why I'm a bit virulent, as, put it the way you want, it's basically http://www.solid-run.com/product/cubox-i2/ , which, power supply, wifi+bluetooth and sdcard with OE included, amounts to a grand total of $99, or exactly half the price of a Vero.

So, from a pure Kodi perspective, the Team more-or-less agree that paying $100 just to replace OE with OSMC is a bit of a rip-off

Koying,

What you say doesn't ring true. What difference is it to team Kodi which hardware platforms are supported and how much they cost ?

Why are you so concerned and upset that a Vero is more expensive than a Cubox-i ? If you are looking at it impartially as a member of team Kodi, whose intentions should be to see Kodi well supported by as many hardware platforms as possible thus growing the entire Kodi ecosystem your concern makes no sense.

If Vero's are too expensive then not many people will buy them and more people will buy alternatives - the market will sort itself out. How does that hurt Team Kodi ?

If on the other hand you are directly involved in OpenElec (I don't know if you are) then you need to declare your conflict of interest at the outset rather than speaking for "Team Kodi".