My experience is most people who cry the loudest about clones are kids. They start to believe that all clones are bad, and attack everything that comes out, cuz the internet told them so!!! I personally love to see companies try to make a good clone. It adds value to the gaming community. I was sad the the Atari VCS portable never got released. I have to think some of this consumer bashing may have helped stop a few cool products.
I have never understood the blind hatred toward clones. Sure, in most cases they are not as "perfect" as the original, but they fill a need. For all the systems that didn't get a portable release, I love the option of buying a clone.
Before all you kids start blindly bashing clones, think about the affect it has on future releases. I want to have options and see cool new products come to market.