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If you're doing stuff with the GPIO, I'm sure there's far more software written for the Raspberry Pi than anything else.

If you're just using it like a normal computer, then it's not special.

There is more and better GPIO support for Arduino, ESP32 and STM32 than anything Linux based.

Mostly other options with no fans, dust, or moving parts.

The fact that you can run a Linux on it means you can tap into a big ecosystem of existing software. Nice to have.

good question -- methinks the GP didn't read the article.

the rpi does have a ton of software compared to other SBCs, but the article is about fking x86 machines.

With power consumption so low on some of these, I feel like they defeat most of the benefit of ARM and you get way more native software on x86