My two cents.

I think one (very) important aspect of eDGe is its cross functional duality. It is a device where a color LCD and an e-ink screen work together. I feel it is this interplay that is the strength of the device.

In my opinion, the question is not how many more new tricks you can get the eDGe to perform. The market is full of such devices; ie the ipad, and a number of smart phones. The main draw of ipad is that you can potentially run thousands of different apps, so you can constantly try new things and quench your thirst for novelty without having to actually buy a new device every few months. I am sure, eventually we can get eDGe to play as many monkey tricks as an ipad (it kinda already does to an extent). However, with eDGe, i would actually like to see a continued enhancement in the interplay between the LCD and the e-ink screens (a number of forum members have already requested a slew of features to that effect, elsewhere in this forum)

I think it is only a matter of time before Android related quirks are worked out (app store, full flash, skype etc etc etc), but that is not what will probably help eDGe stand apart from the crowd. On the other hand, if the eDGe team continually enhances the two screen cross talk and innovate in that particular area, they will create a niche for the device. Ultimately, its the niche that counts.

That said I must say ( a little grudgingly) that I am about 85% satisfied with the device and would never imagine getting rid of it even if further development were to stop tomorrow. The device (to me at least) is pretty darn useful as it is.