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On Sun, 20 Oct 2024 04:56:45 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

> The Raspberry Pi product family has always been for experimenters and
> risk-takers, for those curious about trying new stuff that has never
> been done before.
> 
> Not a market that Microsoft Windows is at all comfortable with ...

Microsoft had a brief fling with SBCs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.NET_Micro_Framework
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netduino

I have a Netduino 2 that looks like an Arduino Uno at first. At the time 
it sounded like a good idea. Being an ARM processor I could get 
MicroPython running on it and do the requisite blink program. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Band_2

was another shot. I've got a Fitbit Charge 6 which is similar. I didn't 
want a Dick Tracy Communicator smart watch. The Charge is low profile, 
tells the time, and gathers metrics. Google bought Fitbit so it may be 
doomed. 

It's difficult to predict what MicrosSoft will abandon after seemingly 
successful starts.