The other thing folks haven't mentioned is that things like the esp32 have support from thr Arduino IDE and a bunch of other software stacks that make it way ea

The other thing folks haven't mentioned is that things like the esp32 have support from thr Arduino IDE and a bunch of other software stacks that make it way easier, and significantly lower the barrier of entry to use these things for non-professionals. Professionals choose chips/modules based on an entirely different set of needs/requirements and wouldn't use this module for say, a new embedded product. It's cool, but kind of sits between 2 niches....