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> Would be good if more people called this out. "Call it out"? For what? Do you think the Raspberry folks are just choosing to not make enough? I'm pretty sure

• hinkley 3y ago
  They’ve chosen not to raise prices in a parts shortage and are calling it a virtue. Meanwhile the common advice is to buy them off of eBay at elevated prices. Essentially scalping. You can pay suppliers preferential prices for preferential treatment. That has been Apple’s MO for a decade and a half. Raise your prices until demand just starts to taper. Use the money to butter up suppliers (place bigger orders, pay cash on delivery, in advance, whatever). Get it done, stop patting yourself on the back for five years running for not being able to keep up with demand.
  • LeoPanthera 3y ago
    > They’ve chosen not to raise prices They did raise prices. https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/supply-chain-shortages-and-our-first-ever-price-increase/ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/supply-chain-shortages-and-...
• nyanpasu64 3y ago
  They've chosen to prioritize selling to businesses ordering hundreds of Pis for field-deployed devices, over individual hobbyists ordering single-digit quantities for tinkering and hacking (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_aL9V0JsQQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_aL9V0JsQQ).
  • musicale 3y ago
    It did seem like something of a bait-and-switch and contrary to the educational mission. Certainly inconvenient for hobbyists, students and instructors. It would be better if there were more boards that were hardware and software compatible with the Pi.