Mike (or should I say grumpy)
Grumpy_Mike:
I think that running a OS on a system is the long term solution.
No it is not.
I'm sorry to have to disagree. When microsoft started with their windows CE I thought it wouldn't last. It is one of those rare occasions in life where I was wrong 8).
Now those small device OS's are everywhere. I don't think it is a good idea and I feel it is a waste of resources but still this is the way we are going as a society.
I agree there will be a market for Arduino when the OS devices are in the lead. This for several reasons. So Arduino will not be dead but I feel artists and beginners will -in the future- be more likely to use high level applications to "train" or "configure" their applications rather than code in a low level language as C++.
But the people needing: real time, or wanting small power usage, or plenty of other things will still be with Arduino.
Best regards
Jantje