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The details around the commercial relationship between Qualcomm and the Raspberry Pi foundation is lacking quite a bit in transparency in my mind. I guess that

The details around the commercial relationship between Qualcomm and the Raspberry Pi foundation is lacking quite a bit in transparency in my mind. I guess that one of my suspicions here is that some people are making lots of money on something that is billed and marketed as a selfless charity. (https://www.raspberrypi.org/files/about/RaspberryPiFoundationReport2015.pdf https://www.raspberrypi.org/files/about/RaspberryPiFoundatio... is not nearly detailed enough.) OLPC is a whole other kind of (a very academic kind of) disaster.

ZenoArrow 10y ago
>"Qualcomm" I think you're thinking of Broadcom.
- johansch 10y ago
  Ehm. Yeah. :)
mlvljr 10y ago
How insulting. You must be a clean energy hater and all, too, right??
pjc50 10y ago
Any specific allegations you'd like to make, despite having got the related company name wrong, or just nebulous smears?
- johansch 10y ago
  (Yeah; I meant Broadcom, not Qualcomm.) No specific allegations. I just find it odd that Broadcom apparently still sell these chips at a low price only (?) to the RasPi foundation - just because of a personal relationship - someone who worked at Broadcom then created the RasPi foundation. What does Broadcom get out of this exclusive relationship? (Is it still exclusive?) It just smelled odd when I first heard about this way back in 2012 or so when it first launched. Four years later there's lots of volume, but the same arrangement is still going strong. I find this peculiar.
  - dispose13432 10y ago
    Well, what _do_ you think Broadcom gets out of this? And more importantly, what do I (as a RPi user) lose out?
    - ZenoArrow 10y ago
      >"And more importantly, what do I (as a RPi user) lose out?" If nothing else, you miss out from the benefits of stronger competition. The Odroid-W is one example of a product that appeared to be cancelled because of the Raspberry Pi Foundation's close ties with Broadcom: https://liliputing.com/2014/08/hardkernels-raspberry-pi-like-odroid-w-discontinued-month-launch.html https://liliputing.com/2014/08/hardkernels-raspberry-pi-like...
  - justin66 10y ago
    The arrangement is unusual, but I wonder why you're using words like "odd" and "peculiar" to describe it, as if Broadcom has ulterior motives. Broadcom sells parts cheaply or at cost and in return gets some free advertising and the appearance of being altruistic. It all seems fairly uncomplicated.
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ZenoArrow 10y ago

>"Qualcomm" I think you're thinking of Broadcom.

johansch 10y ago
Ehm. Yeah. :)

mlvljr 10y ago

How insulting. You must be a clean energy hater and all, too, right??

pjc50 10y ago

Any specific allegations you'd like to make, despite having got the related company name wrong, or just nebulous smears?

johansch 10y ago
(Yeah; I meant Broadcom, not Qualcomm.) No specific allegations. I just find it odd that Broadcom apparently still sell these chips at a low price only (?) to the RasPi foundation - just because of a personal relationship - someone who worked at Broadcom then created the RasPi foundation. What does Broadcom get out of this exclusive relationship? (Is it still exclusive?) It just smelled odd when I first heard about this way back in 2012 or so when it first launched. Four years later there's lots of volume, but the same arrangement is still going strong. I find this peculiar.
- dispose13432 10y ago
  Well, what _do_ you think Broadcom gets out of this? And more importantly, what do I (as a RPi user) lose out?
  - ZenoArrow 10y ago
    >"And more importantly, what do I (as a RPi user) lose out?" If nothing else, you miss out from the benefits of stronger competition. The Odroid-W is one example of a product that appeared to be cancelled because of the Raspberry Pi Foundation's close ties with Broadcom: https://liliputing.com/2014/08/hardkernels-raspberry-pi-like-odroid-w-discontinued-month-launch.html https://liliputing.com/2014/08/hardkernels-raspberry-pi-like...
- justin66 10y ago
  The arrangement is unusual, but I wonder why you're using words like "odd" and "peculiar" to describe it, as if Broadcom has ulterior motives. Broadcom sells parts cheaply or at cost and in return gets some free advertising and the appearance of being altruistic. It all seems fairly uncomplicated.

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