[imtringued]

The problem is the lack of IO. If they had at least one SATA port and a PCIe port it would make sense to sell this long term. The only way they could possibly fix this problem is by connecting their chiplink to an external SATA and PCIe controller which means they need to fab another chip. This is going to be expensive so I don't see it happening.

[justinclift]

The board specs mention an FMC interface. Isn't that used (with appropriate module) for PCIe connectivity?

[monocasa]

Or use an FPGA which'll be cheaper than any chip they could fab.