> > The same answer for both questions (taking the perspective into
account),
> > one question could probably be eliminated.
>
> ... is definitely not the case
>
> In terms of value for money and processing power per $ then ARM in
> some form is hard to beat.
> BUT there are a large number of lower prices and so perhaps lower cost
> microcontrollers  available.
>
> Simply searching Digikey's listings for "Microcontroller" and ordering
> by price will give lower price per item. If absolute cost is crucial
> and you can tolerate a small number of I/Os and relatively lower
> processing throughput then eg a PIC 10Fxx or 12Fxx may work well and
> cost down to about 30 cents at listed prices.

Looks like the report of the quick death of 8-bit PICs was an exaggeration.
But, still, would not 8-bit vs 32-bit balance go the same way as CRT vs LCD
did?
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