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Is it time to end our love affair with R-PI?

KennyMillar

It has been almost impossible to buy R-PI for so long now.

The foundation say they are still manufacturing 400,000 a month - but where are they going? 
Certainly not to many retailers.

Is it time to find alternatives, and walk away from R-PI?

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  • RPi has saturated the hobby market - everyone who can afford one and wants one, has one or more. They can keep working that market by launching upgraded RPi versions but if they want to grow their market segment, they need something different. They do have some industrial models to go after that market and now with the Pico they are tackling the micro controller segment. If they want to tackle the consumer or non-programmer markets, they need much better software. In that market they need to compete with smart phones and PCs. This is not as hard as it sounds, but they have a ways to go...

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  • RPi has saturated the hobby market - everyone who can afford one and wants one, has one or more. They can keep working that market by launching upgraded RPi versions but if they want to grow their market segment, they need something different. They do have some industrial models to go after that market and now with the Pico they are tackling the micro controller segment. If they want to tackle the consumer or non-programmer markets, they need much better software. In that market they need to compete with smart phones and PCs. This is not as hard as it sounds, but they have a ways to go...

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