Is the term "embedded system" obsolete? We here at DSO.com think so, and so, apparently, do the smart guys at Venture Development Corp. In VDC's November embedded systems bulletin, they argue -- convincingly, IMHO -- that "embedded" no longer gets to the essence of the market.
VDC isn't quite ready to stop using the term "embedded." But they argue that it's time, in the words of their November bulletin, to forget embedded: "The form factor of the device is not the key to whether or not the device is a good potential market...but rather what the device has to do in the real world. Look to performance requirements, not physical characteristics."
The old definition of "embedded" is meaningless today, VDC argues, given the variety of devices and the "sheer power" (their words) of the components used to build them.
These comments, by the way, are part of a longish look at Green Hills' strategy to reposition itself. You can get the report from VDC.
What do you think? Is "embedded" completely obsolete, merely on its way out, or still alive and well?
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