My own view why the Pi succeeded: they understood the market. They were prepared to innovate. Everyone else seemed to be a "me-too". Sure, others came out with

My own view why the Pi succeeded: they understood the market. They were prepared to innovate. Everyone else seemed to be a "me-too". Sure, others came out with products that were more powerful, but then they cost more, and some of the hardware wasn't properly supported. Competitors never really offered a compelling reason why we should buy their offerings. Take the Pi 0. Before that came out, the field was open for a competitor to see a gap in the market and capitalise on it. But none did. So then the Pi 0 came out and took a slice of the pie whilst everyone was asleep. Roll on a few years, when the tech progressed, the competition had the opportunity to produce something like a Pi 0 but cheaper or better. What did they do? Absolutely nothing. This allowed the Foundation to once again create another product: the Pi 0 2. The power of a Pi 3, at the price of a Pi 0W (near enough). The competition is clueless, which has allowed the Foundation to knock the ball out of the pack time after time after time. Upton is Britain's answer to Jobs.