When is it appropriate to use C as object oriented language?

Question

There are a lot of excellent answers how can one simulate object oriented concepts with C. To name a few:

• C double linked list with abstract data type
• C a

Answer 1

I'll give you the one reason I know of because it has been the case for me:

When you are developing software for a unique platform, and the only available compiler is a C compiler. This happens quite often in the world of embedded microcontrollers.