Technically someone somewhere make a electronic plate and sold some elements on it.
But difference is who is wrote a software on top.
Who wrote a software (and designed and sold the whole thing) is some difference, much better than nothing, but the "electronic plate" can still be filled with backdoors and other gimmicks...
Who wrote a software (and designed and sold the whole thing) is some difference, much better than nothing, but the "electronic plate" can still be filled with backdoors and other gimmicks...