It's done wonders for embedded systems. I still have a Netwinder in my drawer, that was when I switched from various oddball micros to ARM - never looked back.

It's done wonders for embedded systems. I still have a Netwinder in my drawer, that was when I switched from various oddball micros to ARM - never looked back. Is ARM the best? Probably not, but that doesn't matter. The only one I kinda miss is the MSP430 - but not enough to keep working with it.