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Good point; but if I’m reading the article correctly, it sounds like it’s because the Linux kernel is open source: > The Microsoft-secured Linux kernel used in

Good point; but if I’m reading the article correctly, it sounds like it’s because the Linux kernel is open source: > The Microsoft-secured Linux kernel used in the Azure Sphere IoT OS is shared under an OSS license so that silicon partners can rapidly enable new silicon innovations.” And those partners are also very comfortable with taking an open-source release and integrating that with their products. I think it’d be cool if they released an open-source NT kernel for this, for diversity of kernels and because of NT’s reputation like you mentioned previously, but maybe they’re betting on there being many more engineers with Linux-based IoT development experience. As an aside, really impressed with Microsoft recently. I’m still grossed out by the privacy policy of Windows 10, but it really seems like they’ve come up with an excellent strategy for the next decade.

WorldMaker 9y ago
It looks like Windows IoT Core is currently between Commercial Licensing Terms (it currently just links to a survey form to fill out to request info): https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/iot/getstarted/commercialize/commercialterms https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/iot/getstarted... For a while it was basically free (as in beer) up to an absurdly high volume (IIRC, million-ish devices?). Maybe you are correct that there might not be a huge interest unless the solution is also free as in speech simply because of auditing needs of some of the IoT manufacturers.