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> The "RPi is for nerds" shtick is specifically what they're probably trying to get rid of with that store. Companies should be very careful not to alienate th
by wolfgke 8y ago
> The "RPi is for nerds" shtick is specifically what they're probably trying to get rid of with that store.
Companies should be very careful not to alienate their core audience that made them big. In the past, lots of companies in their plans to widen their audiences made this mistake.
- folkrav 8y agoI fail to see how having a clean looking store alienates anyone. If it does, these people should look back at their priorities in life.
- sandworm101 8y agoA "clean look" means not having the inventory, not having a vast selection on the shelves. It means selling packages, clean boxes of parts, rather than individual bit. I wouldn't walk into a "clean look" to replace a broken connector or motor accessory. And it isn't just because I don't think they will have the part. I don't want to be upsold the newest model. I don't want to be told my device is out of date. I wouldn't walk into the apple store asking for a new headphone jack.
- wolfgke 8y ago> I fail to see how having a clean looking store alienates anyone. I do not claim that. But it is a strong sign of the direction that the Raspberry Pi Foundation might want to target in the future. And this direction has a potential to alienate the core audience.
- folkrav 8y agoThat's basically being angry at what they might do, which is a very premature kneejerk reaction. If they end up alienating them, they'll stop following. I still fail to see how it's really a problem. Us "nerds" are just never happy.