For me, I bought one Allwinner board (Orange Pi Plus) just to see how the experience/software/etc. compared to the others... and it was a terrible experience.

For me, I bought one Allwinner board (Orange Pi Plus) just to see how the experience/software/etc. compared to the others... and it was a terrible experience. So that mixed with the iffy licensing[1], I don't see a bright future for their chips/mainstream acceptance. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9112094 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9112094