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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) link to this video
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He started a computing REVOLUTION—then the shortage hit
Jeff Geerling
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- Presented by Eben Upton, co-founder of Raspberry Pi
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Jeff Geerling interviews Eben Upton about the Raspberry Pi supply shortages, the RP2040, RISC-V, and the company's business strategy.
Thank you so much to PiShop.us for sponsoring this video! Find them here: pishop.us I interviewed Eben Upton, co-founder of Raspberry Pi, in early May. We talked about Pi shortages, RP2040, RISC-V, Sony investment, and how the name 'Raspberry Pi' was born! Blog post with more on RISC-V and Pi: jeffgeerling.com/blog/2023/what-eben-upton-said-about-risc-v Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/geerlingguy Sponsor me on GitHub: github.com/sponsors/geerlingguy Merch: redshirtjeff.com 2nd Channel: youtube.com/c/GeerlingEngineering #RaspberryPi #Sponsored Contents: - Setting the stage - What caused the shortages? - PiShop.us - where I bought my first Pi 4 - Getting swallowed up by backlog - Dec 2022 predictions - do they hold up? - Anger in the community - How to prevent scalping - What Eben is NOT sorry about - RP2040 and Raspberry Pi Pico - RISC-V in the future? Ian Cutress chimes in - Eben Upton's thoughts on RISC-V - Arm's value proposition and beating Apple - Sony's investment in Raspberry Pi - Business vs consumer - Why 'Raspberry'? - 4090 on a Pi when? (Better Pi PCIe) - Legacy - Pi 5? New silicon? What's next?Why it's here
2 people recommend thisWhat people say. Recommended for its insights into the Raspberry Pi supply chain decisions and how they prioritized business customers over hobbyists.
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