[xeckr]

I understand your point—the barrier to entry for development is somewhat higher for the ESP32 than for the Raspberry Pi.

Then again, I wouldn't say that it is way more difficult, and I would wager that most of those who have the skills to build the brain of an electric scooter with a Pi 4 could learn how to port their application over to the ESP32 platform within at most a week. Even if you went with a more pessimistic estimate than that, the enormous price difference between the two boards will always make up for the cost of engineering at scale.

Consider a few other advantages of using the ESP32 here: faster replacement times of faulty hardware, and a way smaller attack surface. How much do you want to bet that those Pi 4s have "root" set as their username and password?

[HeyLaughingBoy]

Right, but depending on your industry, you may not be able to make up the development speed advantage of the RPi at any cost.