It's quite unfortunate as they were a convenient middle ground between amateur and "we'll sell to you only if you order 500+ units" boards, and the brand was fa

It's quite unfortunate as they were a convenient middle ground between amateur and "we'll sell to you only if you order 500+ units" boards, and the brand was famous enough in less technical circles to help prototypes being taken seriously (given the technical side is rarely what kills off a project).