there is a minuscule possibility that sony, reading this site, will take into account all the whinging and make it:
-android based with full apps and internationalization support
-add a metal coat in the same shape as the x50 series
-insert a switchable bw & color eink layer with backlight for reading on park benches at night (while waiting to meet someone, of course)
-reduce the price to a "modestly competitive" 99 dollars. (despite the complaints that are sure to come about sony still being too pricey)
-make the wifi removable for those who shun it and make the multi touch switchable to single touch
-include a free stainless steel pot scrubber to matte-ify the surface even more or include matching color masking tape to cover shine
-put on board speakers that play the theme from Back To The Future, everytime it turns on. And include 10% off all books purchased on that device. To keep prices in line with the way things used to be, in the good ol' x50 days and earlier.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GheAd59anbU