The best way to get a standalone ARM chip is to pretend to be a company making a sprinkler controller [historical reference there] when you e-mail the sales rep

The best way to get a standalone ARM chip is to pretend to be a company making a sprinkler controller [historical reference there] when you e-mail the sales rep for your region and ask them to send you a half-dozen samples, for free. Your story is that you have, like everybody in your position, laid out a circuit board and are ready to solder some on and try it out, for a low-to-mid volume (100,000 to 200,000 units) product, with more products in the planning pipeline.