> Having your power connector come loose on a vibrating machine or having your SD card die is a serious problem when you're trying to use a machine to make money reliably and consistently.

Hah, I’d never thought of the power connector coming loose but I can see how it will be a real issue in an industrial environment, or on vehicles. I’ve also heard a lot of stories of the Pi’s SD card corrupting or dying, though I agree that actual products might use eMMC instead.

I think the Pi is better suited for less portable products like NAS, or TV boxes, although we already have popular inexpensive SoCs for those.