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Good for them! I know lots of folks are suggesting that this is aimed at preventing Raspberry Pi from going RISK-V and they're probably not wrong. But, on the
by nfriedly 3y ago
Good for them!
I know lots of folks are suggesting that this is aimed at preventing Raspberry Pi from going RISK-V and they're probably not wrong.
But, on the other hand, every single Raspberry Pi to date has been Arm-based, and they seem to be fairly conservative in terms of backwards compatibility. Even today, the recommended Raspberry Pi OS on https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/operating-systems/ https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/operating-systems/ is 32-bit in order to ensure compatibility with every model they've ever made. (The Pi Zero is the only model they still sell that is 32-bit only.)
The only places where I think RISC-V might have been likely were future iterations of the Pi Pico, or ancillary chips like the RP1. And that is probably less likely with this investment.
- Narishma 3y ago> The Pi Zero is the only model they still sell that is 32-bit only. Not true. They're still selling all their previous models.
- nfriedly 3y agoOh, you're probably right; I don't know what deals they have with business customers. I should have added "to the public" - I don't believe any B2C vendors still stock the Pi 1 or original 32-bit version of the Pi 2.
- Narishma 3y agoThey still sell them to the public, though stock availability will vary greatly between resellers and regions.