westfw:
The answer I heard (I think) is that the Due will have it's own independent IDE
Hmm. That's now how I interpreted what he said. I got more "we've incorporated the (chipkit) multiplatform capabilities in a way that we're happy with."
One reason that this is less than desirable is that it will add significantly to the size of the downloads (a completely separate gcc/libc/binutils set)
We shall see I guess. The fact that they have Due boards that they are presently passing on to beta tester strongly implies that there is also a means to program them so I suspect the Due IDE is available to the beta testers so it shouldn't take much for someone to confirm a new standalone IDE or an expanded existing IDE.
Lefty