Aibo is gone, but Pleo is to come

Lots of people were bummed that Sony discontinued the Aibo robot dog in January.

However, I'm looking forward to the new robotic dinosaur called Pleo from the startup Ugobe. It debuted at DEMO 06, which is always a good sign that it will be interesting.

Do you think these two items are related?  The $2000 Aibo displaced by the $200 Pleo? 

I'm sure going to get one for Alden's birthday in November.  (Good thing he can't read, huh?)