IoT starter kit unveiled by ARM and IBM

> One example the firms gave for how this might be used in

> real-life involved using the kit to send information about

> local conditions to a remote data centre, which in turn

> would send back commands to a smart lighting system made up

> of internet-connected bulbs.

Honestly, why would any sane person want to do this?

By doing this you would give up your privacy and also your independence.

There are dozens, maybe hundreds, of existing microcontroller-based single-board computers with daughterboard expansion sockets. Many of them already use Cortex-M3 or Cortex-M4 processors. It would have been nice if the article provided even a hint at what this new offering is intended to provide that we can't already find.