You worry too much, my friend! Rest assured, I took your comment in the spirit it was intended.
I am hoping to get my hands on a sample as soon as one becomes available. No firm pricing information yet, but I've been told that it would be "very low." I pressed him a bit, and asked him if "low" meant "low compared to other such modules" or "low enough for the weekend experimenter to buy one without incurring the wrath of his spouse." Happily the answer was the latter.
Tentative specs: 802.11b only, and not the full rate set (2Mb/s maximum). That fits well with what a Plus is capable of. The limitations help account for its cheapness, no doubt.
I'll keep you posted.
And as to whether or how one might surf the web with this thing, that's where the software plea comes into play. "Some assembly required" is all I can say at this point.