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Because it is an open design with very few (if any) hidden aspects to it.
This podcast hypes it much better than I ever could:
https://youtu.be/lLiPqh1gQKA
Uh, it's going to take me some time to listen to a 90min podcast. I hope they even talk about wifi and bluetooth. Usually that kind of code and intellectual property is a completely different story than your usual microcontroller design. Thx for the link.
No problem.
Trust me, it’s worth it. You’re probably right about the WiFi module. I don’t even remember them mentioning it, honestly.
It’s probably a closed, obfuscated module. Still, I stand by my initial assessment that I’d trust whatever they chose a hell of a lot more than a China-based company like Espressif.
I can’t wait for end to end open hardware but perhaps I’m a tad breathless over something that doesn’t apply to this article.