I'd like to see "out of the box" compatibility with emplode (or something like it)

The Rio Central uses Emplode already. I use 2.0 beta 13 with the Central right now.

And while I agree that integrated ethernet was a silly omission (they lobbied very hard to get it integrated, but lost to the suits), adding the USB-ethernet adapter is easy and inexpensive.
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Tony Fabris