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I understand the value proposition of Pi platform. It's definitely popular with quite educated audience in developed countries. However, is Pi offering indeed

I understand the value proposition of Pi platform. It's definitely popular with quite educated audience in developed countries. However, is Pi offering indeed reaching out to the developing countries? Are there any sources that substantiate the adoption of Pi platform in such communities, especially whether there're any lasting effects beyond the inaugural opening and ribbon-cutting, so to speak? It's tempting to seek the BBC Micro effect from Pi platform, and I hope it can be achieved. Still, one needs to keep in mind that such effect largely was a result of a government policy which supported wide adoption.

dleslie 6y ago
Leaving aside developing countries for a moment; I know, personally, multiple game developers who have switched to using RPi4 and Pinebooks as their personal computing devices. They hit this sweet spot of just enough power to be useful, yet totally silent (with a Flirc case on the Pi). The RPi3b just wasn't quite there yet in terms of speed, but the 4 can easily drive dual monitors and provide enough oompf to be useful in a game jam. Quite a nice little device for hobby development.