The ESP32 is not the real threat. The real threat are new integrated chips from small Chinese companies that are coming down the pipeline - like the SG2002. They run RISC-V, have integrated RAM and run Linux.
They greatly simplify the whole SBC and effectively bridging the gap between RPis and Arduino - in cost and easy of use
It's not a full desktop experience, but they're running full Ubuntu - so you code on your laptop and it'll run on the thing - run whatever language you want and blink lights, shoot out emails or do whatever other hobby projects you want using your desktop dev environment. No fiddling with icky micro Arduino/ESP32 libs.
RPi have shown themselves to be a Broadcom shop - so their product direction is dictated by Broadcom's chip offerings
They greatly simplify the whole SBC and effectively bridging the gap between RPis and Arduino - in cost and easy of use
It's not a full desktop experience, but they're running full Ubuntu - so you code on your laptop and it'll run on the thing - run whatever language you want and blink lights, shoot out emails or do whatever other hobby projects you want using your desktop dev environment. No fiddling with icky micro Arduino/ESP32 libs.
RPi have shown themselves to be a Broadcom shop - so their product direction is dictated by Broadcom's chip offerings
Example: LicheeRV Nano
https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/02/08/licheerv-nano-low-co...