PointedDreamsJul 2023Recommends
This interview with one of the founders from Jeff Geerling was quite insightful, definitely check it out if you haven't already! ▶ this video
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He started a computing REVOLUTION—then the shortage hit
He started a computing REVOLUTION—then the shortage hit on HackerTube: recommended by 2 Hacker News commenters across 2 separate months, 2023.
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Jeff Geerling interviews Raspberry Pi co-founder Eben Upton about the Pi shortage, the RP2040, RISC-V, the Sony investment and the origin of the name.
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HN recommends it to explain why Pi supply favored business customers during the shortage, straight from a founder.
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“This interview with one of the founders from Jeff Geerling was quite insightful, definitely check it out if you haven't already!”
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lvturnerJun 2023Recommends
There's a great interview with Eben Upton that explains a lot of this, including what "Business customers" actually are (i.e. mostly mom and pop style enterprises) ▶ this video
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nyanpasu64Aug 2023Cites it
I'm still upset that Raspberry Pi was focused on ensuring institutional customers (like these electric scooters) could order thousands of Pis, while leaving hobbyists trying to order single-digit quantities scrambling through years-long waiting lists and listings which get snapped up in seconds ( ▶ this video ).
in “E-scooter company Spin apparently uses Raspberry Pi 4s as part of their vehicles” · View on HN
nyanpasu64Jun 2023Cites it
They've chosen to prioritize selling to businesses ordering hundreds of Pis for field-deployed devices, over individual hobbyists ordering single-digit quantities for tinkering and hacking ( ▶ this video ).
in “Configure a Raspberry Pi as a USB Device” · View on HN
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