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As I sit here, quietly contemplating my next direction, I lick a finger to test the wind direction, and there is a low approaching roar, a welcome change. It seems that 75% of new computing devices sold run Android, 138 million or so in the past 3 months. Apple is running second, with MS a bit player. It seems we might be seeing a trend towards a new "duopoly", ARM and Android. But. duopoly is not the right word because the new wave is OPEN. On my desk is a perfectly functional $35 computer that would make a great HMI, and I'm toying with the idea of buying the seasons hottest 7" tablet, the Nexus 7 for $200 and setting up to write Java for Android. Android itself is no challenge, I have been a Linux person for a decade or more. Java will be the struggle as I've never been a big believer in OO and it seems an odd choice for embedded work, but I mean to catch and ride this wave. SO, My question, gentle reader, is when and how do you think this wave will impact automation? No doubt, many of you have become Android, and therefore Linux, users whether you have thought about it or not. Will the bastions of proprietary hold?
A timely discussion.
Regards
cww
A timely discussion.
Regards
cww