Actions
Forum Thread Details
  • Replies 25 replies
  • Subscribers 61 subscribers
  • Views 1893 views
  • Users 0 members are here
Related

BBB ships more than 100K units -- and soon with Debian!

johnbeetem

I just saw this at Linux Gizmos: http://linuxgizmos.com/beaglebone-black-sbc-surpasses-100000-units/

Sales of the open source BeagleBone Black SBC, which began shipping in May, have surpassed 100,000 units according to BeagleBoard.org...

 

According to Jason Kridner, sales picked up considerably during the 2013 year-end holiday season. The word has been spreading recently “with lots of great how-tos including at least six BeagleBone books either out or just about to be out and available for pre-order”.

And saving the best for last:

According to Kridner, BeagleBoard.org will have a number of announcements regarding the BeagleBone Black in the new few months. These are said to include “a significant software update, moving our in-the-box distribution to Debian, and an updated version of the Cloud9 IDE.” There will also be “more in-the-box tutorials using JavaScript, and simplified programming of the PRU microcontrollers”

Woo-hoo!

Parents

  • As we reach the end of the year and consider New Year Resolutions and what things are likely to change, it occurs to me that one area which has been shrouded in total silence is the future of the BeagleBone family.  There hasn't been even a hint of where Beagleboard.org would like to take it.

     

    Viewed commercially, BBB is clearly a huge success and the beancounters probably want to milk it for all its worth, but 2014 is going to be a time of massive competition from numerous parties using the A20, and hopefully Jason is aware of this.

     

    I'd like to see additions at both ends of the range:

     

    • A high-end OMAP5-based BeagleBone with SATA and gigabit Ethernet.
    • An even more paired-down BeagleBone to compete in the sub-$25 niche.

     

    Neither of the above would (nor should) replace BBB, which I think dominates an excellent hilltop of its own.

     

    Morgaine.

Reply

  • As we reach the end of the year and consider New Year Resolutions and what things are likely to change, it occurs to me that one area which has been shrouded in total silence is the future of the BeagleBone family.  There hasn't been even a hint of where Beagleboard.org would like to take it.

     

    Viewed commercially, BBB is clearly a huge success and the beancounters probably want to milk it for all its worth, but 2014 is going to be a time of massive competition from numerous parties using the A20, and hopefully Jason is aware of this.

     

    I'd like to see additions at both ends of the range:

     

    • A high-end OMAP5-based BeagleBone with SATA and gigabit Ethernet.
    • An even more paired-down BeagleBone to compete in the sub-$25 niche.

     

    Neither of the above would (nor should) replace BBB, which I think dominates an excellent hilltop of its own.

     

    Morgaine.

Children
No Data