I think, if the empeg were to come out today,
I didn't know it was gay. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
I think if it was released today, sales would be stronger for it, but I still don't see it as a 'mainstream/consumer' piece of hardware. It's flexible interface is probably too complicated for joe/jill consumer and might need a 'dumb' and 'advanced' mode. It would be interesting to see what could be done considering the new hardware available in the last few years.
care to speculate, Hugo?