> On Oct 25, 2016, at 3:10 AM, Ronald F. Guilmette <r...@tristatelogic.com> > wrote: > > An IoT is -not- a general purpose computer. In the latter case, it is > assumed that the owner will "pop the hood" when it comes to the software > configuration.
Ah, but they are. In many cases you can ship a product faster and cheaper with an ARM based system running a stripped down Linux and some specialty I/O than building a properly hardened custom microcontroller. Source: Recently went through a round of proposals and bids for a small IoT type product. Also, you probably _don’t_ want the average consumer “popping the hood” on their PC OS. They will screw something up. Worked in small business IT hell for 8 years, and that was the single most dangerous thing a customer could do. —Chris
