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I think the $25 price point is a major draw. Your example board with fewer features is $60...

• joezydeco 15y ago
  ...and no Broadcom subsidy. [EDIT] Am I wrong?
  • wmf 15y ago
    I don't know whether the board is subsidized or not, but I suspect most people don't care why it's as cheap as it is.
  • pbhjpbhj 15y ago
    I don't get it? Are you saying that Broadcom are paying rpi to have the chips?
    • joezydeco 15y ago
      That's one way to think about it. Here's another: if you were actually able to get this chip from Broadcom (you're not), and asked for a 10K lot (you can't), do you think the price would let you achieve a $25 BOM?
      • pbhjpbhj 15y ago
        What's the up side for broadcom though?
        • adestefan 15y ago
          Publicity and maybe a tax write-off.
  • liz_upton 15y ago
    Yes, you're wrong. We don't get a subsidy or any other special treatment from Broadcom; they are helping us in allowing us to purchase chips in much smaller numbers than they'd usually consider, though. They're also very happy for their engineers to volunteer on the project (we have four or five who chip in) - outside work hours.