Development of embedded systems in the Internet Age

After China Telecom acquired CMDA from China Unicom, it abandoned the brand "new time and space", and its "Tianyi" was born, focusing on "Internet" mobile phones. It seems that the Internet era has entered.
I am not so familiar with the telecom industry, but in this circle, I will also passively accept relevant information. From this round of reform in the telecom industry, I have more expectations for embedded software. Now we are about to enter the Internet era. How can we deal with embedded software?
Bill Gates once sneaked at the Internet, But Yahoo! And the rise of Google, let Microsoft this sleeping lion awakening. From creating your own Internet portal MSN to acquiring Yahoo! last year !, Microsoft has already begun to measure the importance of the Internet.
I am most pleased that Microsoft has paid more and more attention to online services. From Microsoft Windows XP, we can see that in the Internet era, Microsoft will lead the development of embedded software. As we all know, in the past, embedded products were isolated devices and could not provide out-of-band connections and service orientation. Therefore, there will be many problems in the application process, causing a lot of inconvenience to the Enterprise. However, Microsoft Windows XP switched the embedded system from the previous pure software platform to the "software + service" platform, giving us a new idea.
In the past, after an OEM launched an embedded device to the market, it was not allowed to provide remote technical support for the product, nor could the device itself provide intelligent information, you cannot manage and monitor devices. An end user cannot use an embedded terminal device to enjoy real-time services including location services, search services, and media services. It can be said that the device is completely isolated and helpless. However, Microsoft Windows XP is different. After OEMs put embedded devices on the market, they can provide remote technical support for the products, and the devices themselves can also provide intelligent information, it can effectively manage and monitor devices. terminal users can use embedded terminal devices to enjoy real-time services including location services, search services, and media services.
The intelligence, connectivity, and service orientation of Microsoft Windows XP, among which services are the most critical. Services include platform and tool services, device services, and end-user services. Platform services must support security and scalable networks to provide enhanced real-time processing capabilities. Device service is required The rich multimedia and web browsing functions provide better interoperability with personal computers, servers, web services, and other devices. This is a comprehensive system service project.
However, in contrast to other embedded systems, services are obviously not valued. Tianyi's advertisement word played well: Internet mobile phones entered the farm. In this Internet era, demand is changing rapidly. embedded products must be able to communicate effectively with the Internet. China Telecom is aiming at this point, focusing on the Internet and getting rid of the criticism of China Unicom CDMA. Because 0.8 billion people in China do not popularize the Internet. However, according to the speed at which the Internet is popularized, it does not take long to wait. Therefore, embedded products should not wait until 0.8 billion of farmers are holding internet devices to determine a direction for their future.
Therefore, embedded systems in the future will be closely linked to the Internet and will be inseparable. Can an embedded system that is isolated from the Internet last a long time? Obviously, this is impossible.