It's cute, but I don't think the "why" section is very well thought out.
I also see many uses in college engineering classes when they are studying Ubuntu/linux. Instead of heading to the lab or having dual-boot on their computer, students will be able to use their Nexus One/Android phone as a test device.
Even for web designers, their Android phone can become a portable test web server to test out their new designs.
So instead of running a free VMware player or SSH'ing to a Linux host, running Linux on their laptops in the first place, installing a simple webserver (for the designers) or buying a cheap Linux-powered netbook they'd opt to render a $500 phone useless for its intended purpose?
Let's just stick with "because I can", it's a perfectly good answer to "why".
Why do you say it's "useless for its intended purpose"? I see no reason that thing won't take calls. It's running under Android, not in place of it.
The given reasons are indeed stupid, IMHO, but there are non-stupid reasons to be interested in a computer that is always with you, always connected to the internet, and fully Linux. The only limit at that point is your imagination.
I also see many uses in college engineering classes when they are studying Ubuntu/linux. Instead of heading to the lab or having dual-boot on their computer, students will be able to use their Nexus One/Android phone as a test device.
Even for web designers, their Android phone can become a portable test web server to test out their new designs.
So instead of running a free VMware player or SSH'ing to a Linux host, running Linux on their laptops in the first place, installing a simple webserver (for the designers) or buying a cheap Linux-powered netbook they'd opt to render a $500 phone useless for its intended purpose?
Let's just stick with "because I can", it's a perfectly good answer to "why".