I don't know if I'd go that far if he has an identifiable need for the device. We haven't had any significant software updates since last autumn, so it's not like we lose much by ESI going belly up if that happens. I would load up immediately on every accessory you think you may need if you do decide to purchase.

As for alefor's point about 2.2, recall that our erstwhile Edge hacker, robot, has expressed serious doubts about whether it's even possible to fully implement 2.2 on an ARMv5-based device such as the Edge. So a hardware update may be the only update to hope for.