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> Realistically those companies could have found other technology solutions, designed their systems around other tech. There is nothing realistic about this st
by nsteel 4y ago
> Realistically those companies could have found other technology solutions, designed their systems around other tech.
There is nothing realistic about this statement. What useful notice period and what alternate designs (that were magically not impacted) would those companies have been able to use? We had, and are still suffering from, a GLOBAL semiconductor shortage. The GLOBAL supply chain fell over.
I would expect the charity arm continues it's work with kids and schools. The focus of this article is Raspberry Pi Ltd, a for-profit computer company.
It is sad they split the company up and the roots are gone but it makes sense if they are to grow and continue producing their own chips/boards/peripherals, hopefully without Broadcom.
> you haven’t been able to buy their core products for many years now.
Things are getting better. I bought a Pi 4 at the end of Jan. https://rpilocator.com/ https://rpilocator.com/
- HeyLaughingBoy 4y agoWell, if the alternative is going out of business, you'll redesign the product around whatever you can buy right now! That's exactly what an untold number of companies have had to do, some multiple times in one year.
- andrewstuart 4y agoMany companies have redesigned their hardware to use the chips that are available. https://www.wired.com/story/chip-shortage-hacks/ https://www.wired.com/story/chip-shortage-hacks/
- KaiserPro 4y agoDid they manage to keep it in the same price envelope? changing CPU/memory to something double the price is going to have caused a whole lot of squealing.
- nsteel 4y agoNo, they didn't. > Manufacturers and brokers are, of course, able to charge a premium, and companies have little choice but to pay. But the article is irrelevant anyway. It's talking about peripheral 50-cent chips, not the Raspberry Pi processor which is likely the heart of your device.