If what you are doing only revolve around "writing code to give the CPUs some work to do", then a $30 Rasp-Pi will work just as good. Also 99.999% of people wa

If what you are doing only revolve around "writing code to give the CPUs some work to do", then a $30 Rasp-Pi will work just as good. Also 99.999% of people want to "use" software, very often proprietary one, not re-invent the wheel. No matter what, this kind of product will be a niche, by an overwhelmingly large margin.