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Raspberry Pi blocks changing RAM chips

258 points · 211 comments · edandersen

  1. speedping · · focus · HN ↗
    Raspberry Pi is going down the way iRobot did, succumbing to pressure from chinese players like radxa or orange pi.

    Sad to see industry pioneers lose to players that copy them and undercut prices using cheap labor.

    1. jamesh98 · · focus · HN ↗

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    2. edg5000 · · focus · HN ↗
      Why do you think they are going down? My impression is that their prices are actually good. Especially for CM4 compatible alternatives. They fab in China just like everybody else. Although they do some or all assembly (soldering) in UK I think.
    3. MrBuddyCasino · · focus · HN ↗
      > undercut prices using cheap labor

      Its called competition. Should those „cheap labourers“ not have a job?

    4. 6SixTy · · focus · HN ↗
      My understanding is that Raspberry Pi differentiates itself primarily with software support, which is hard to duplicate trivially like a physical device.
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