EFiX OS X dongle isn't vaporware

In another step towards OS X on commodity hardware, the EFiX boot dongle's release date has been announced. It's suprising that the company has come this far. I had assumed that Apple's lawyers would kill this off while it was still vaporware.

From slashgear:

EFiX, who promise USB dongles that allow Apple's OS X software to be installed on normal PC hardware, have finally been discussing availability and pricing. The device, which allows you to install OS X from a standard retail DVD, together with install any available patches and tweaks, will now be available in V1 or V2 versions. The first batch, which somewhat confusingly will be V2 models, will cost around €80 ($125); that price, according to EFiX, is artificially inflated courtesy of the chips being basically a handmade series of 200, and future, mass-produced versions will be far cheaper. [From EFiX OS X hack dongle release date and price revealed - SlashGear

I use and enjoy OS X, but outside of specialty apps such as Final Cut Pro, I don't think it really outpaces a good Linux distribution such as Ubuntu. If one is going to go through the hassle of dealing with device drivers and hardware compatibility, why not just use Linux for free?