Well, for some
folks, maybe. If someone sticks me in a project with a
crappy OS, I will find the source and fix it (unless it's Windoze, of
course, but I don't consider that an OS!)...whereas if someone sticks
me with a crappy processor, well, there's little one can do.
Err, find the schematics and fix it. Oh, you meant a microprocessor.... :-)