I'm seeing tons of comments about this thing being wasteful or impractical, as if these weren't specifically discussed in the source material. They were. They know. Here's their statement from the "Why" page:

    By calling this creation an "Artistic Operating System",
    we assert that it should be unique and personal, even
    peculiar in its way of representing and interfacing with
    the rest of the media world. In this sense, it is freed
    from the implicit social requirement that new
    technological projects conform to standard principles of
    progress, universality and efficiency. There's no need
    to claim to be the "Next Big Thing" or to even suggest
    that anyone, other than the creators of this device,
    should use it. However, its existence serves as a
    polemic for a more diverse, inclusive and participatory
    interface culture where new technological systems might
    be judged for their poetic qualities instead of
    marketability.