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He started a computing REVOLUTION—then the shortage hit

Name: He started a computing REVOLUTION—then the shortage hit
Description: 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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2 HN users recommended this interview2 months2023 score 2

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HN recommends it to explain why Pi supply favored business customers during the shortage, straight from a founder.

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.

“This interview with one of the founders from Jeff Geerling was quite insightful, definitely check it out if you haven't already!” (HN, 2023)

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@lvturner Jun 2023 Recommends

on HN thread

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]

Eben Upton interview explaining who the business customers are.

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@PointedDreams Jul 2023 Recommends

on HN thread Tell HN: Digikey has 1822 Pi4 8GB in stock

This interview with one of the founders from Jeff Geerling was quite insightful, definitely check it out if you haven't already! [this video]

Insightful interview with a Raspberry Pi founder.

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@nyanpasu64 Jun 2023 Cites it

on HN thread Configure a Raspberry Pi as a USB Device

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] ).

Covers Raspberry Pi shortage and business-customer prioritization.

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@nyanpasu64 Aug 2023 Cites it

on HN thread E-scooter company Spin apparently uses Raspberry Pi 4s as part of their vehicles

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] ).

Background on hobbyists losing out during the Pi shortage.

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