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If I had to guess, this looks to be a strong candidate for the embedded OS market. There are still lots of folks running VxWorks, QNX, ThreadX, Mentor Graphics
by jnwatson 10y ago
If I had to guess, this looks to be a strong candidate for the embedded OS market. There are still lots of folks running VxWorks, QNX, ThreadX, Mentor Graphics' Nucleus, Green Hills' Integrity.
In fact, it looks a lot like the same general design as Integrity, a microkernel capability-based architecture with as much as possible in user space.
- bitmapbrother 10y agoIts modern rendering pipeline would suggest it has uses for far more than the embedded OS market.
- Klathmon 10y agoI'm not so sure. Perhaps "embedded" is the wrong term, but more and more devices have full touchscreens on them, and if you are selling a high end device like a refrigerator, having the UI be fluid and feel high end is important as well. Not to mention TVs, car UIs, security system pads, and more.
- bitmapbrother 10y agoIts rendering pipeline uses Vulkan which requires a very capable GPU. I'm sure you could put an expensive SoC into a refrigerator or TV, but it's going to cost you.
- remir 10y agoCan't wait to play games on my fridge!