Sure, you've always been able to do that on a PC, but there was just something cool about being able to do it from your couch ;-)

Of course, emulation is a big part of it. Being able to play old games from the C64, Amiga, NES and a host of other platforms from the comfort of your couch is a nice prospect. Maybe it's just a retro-tech-geek thing.

Yeah, could be, my first game was Duke Nukem 3D on PS1, So I guess that's why I don't get it :)

Sad story. Regardless of how great the console is or could have been, this seems like a really poor management case.
Who expected kickstarters without(?) management experience to be able to run such an ambitions business in such a competitive market ruled by giants?

They did a lot of questionable things management wise, check out their Free The Games Fund saga if you've got a spare hour or so.

So... apparently it seems Razer (mostly famous for their mice and keyboards, no?) were the ones to buy Ouya. At least according to , though it doesn't cite any sources for confirmation ([url=http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/10/ouya-sale-razer-report/]but [url=http://venturebeat.com/2015/06/10/razer-is-in-talks-to-acquire-android-microconsole-maker-ouya/]were [url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-06-11-razer-quiet-on-ouya-rumours]saying [url=https://games.yahoo.com/news/ouya-selling-razer-says-report-000002153.html]same earlier).

A couple other laces saying the same:
Android police
Lilliputing

They blew it by not having actual access to the Android market, in my opinion. That would have been my sole reason to get one, aside from easy emulation apps/storage, etc. At that price range and the ability to use a controller on some of the game genres on Google Play that suffer immensely from touch screen controls, would have actually given me a reason to go out and get one. As it stands now, it's a curiosity piece without much of a reason to exist, much like I feel like Steam Machines will be, eventually.

Hmmm perhaps. I've gotten a bit fed up with the Google play store, where it won't let you download free apps unless you're logged in, which involves you having a G+ account, and by all rights i totally ignore except in order to use the tablet (another empty account somewhere).

Although, it could have gotten a large boost from specific apps... Like SNES and Genesis emulation, i know i saw them there on the store, and with a controller you could have had a retro system for playing all your old titles, assuming you got the roms (and they are easy enough to get... But as not to enter taboo topics i'll stop here).

Hmmm also if the Ouya offered simple streaming services from your PC/network, it could have gotten a good foothold for users who have strong PC's but want to watch stuff from the living room, the tiny design and just having to decode Mpeg4 would have served it well. Would have also worked if they had a laptop and OS tie-in, which would let people program and experiment with it, preferably using a transportable API like OpenGL which would let you move it to another platform/system with minimal fuss. Although maybe i'm thinking too much of the Raspberry Pi... (I love those things.. just wish it would decode all Mpeg4 content properly :()

is that joke?

which is totally doable these days with a low-cost pc or laptop, a bluetooth gamepad and the right cables and maybe video convertors. and you could also emulate on the cheapest of tablet pcs these days, and just sit in your living room while doing that. the ouya came too late at too high a cost.
haha. Razer products might be even more dubious than ouya. they're like the alienware of pc peripherals. but at least they sound like they have money to spare.

Was what a joke?

I was one of the original Kickstarter backers and I still use my Ouya everyday. I've never bought a single game there. I installed XBMC on it and it sits in my entertainment center where I use it to play all my movies, tv shows, and home videos. It's an awesome Android XBMC box.