First, this advertises this as a PC which have longer lifetime and higher security requirements than embedded. Second, embedded systems have reliability requir

First, this advertises this as a PC which have longer lifetime and higher security requirements than embedded. Second, embedded systems have reliability requirements. Something will not work and will need support and updating to fix. The big advantage of normal distribution is that somebody has probably already fixed it. Third, devices get repurposed. My five year old Raspberry Pi has had multiple jobs, and when it is done running Home Assistant, I'll find some other use. Plus, with normal distribution, I can easily install the packages I need.