My understanding is not any harder than here.
breaking into the hardware
field is a bit harder than software and many here (USA) in the internet
services (web, java and all that rot) are likely self educated people with
non-technical degrees.
Yes, and no. To get a job in a hardware field takes some looking, but
once found, the chances of getting in are much better - the demand is
great and the supply is low.
William Donzelli
aw288(a)osfn.org