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[kefka]

That's not true. They are just hidden.

Stm8, $1.28 http://m.aliexpress.com/item/32351992629.html

Stm32, $3.06 http://m.aliexpress.com/item/1568685935.html

Edit: my phone did a stupid.

[ju-st → kefka]

Nice! So there is basically no reason to buy Atmega anymore (for me, at least).

[kefka → ju-st]

The only reason is network effect.

Most "shields" and devices are tested and libraries made easily available for Arduino/Atmel 324P. Going to ARM means having to rebuild some of your toolkit, or finding it.

But again, it's ARM. And the "more expensive one" is 32bit.