I am not aware of many distros shipping the original vi today. However, a lot of them ship busybox, which is a self-contained and lightweight collection of standard UNIX tools, including a simplified vi. If you have a UNIX shell on an embedded system, there is a good chance it is running busybox.
vim is an order of magnitude bigger than the entire busybox package. In fact, it may be bigger than the entire system.
vim is an order of magnitude bigger than the entire busybox package. In fact, it may be bigger than the entire system.