Raspberry Pi has raised prices on many Pi 4, Pi 5, and Compute Module models as memory costs surge in 2026, undermining its once-low-cost SBC positioning.
It looks to me like they have lost focus on their original purpose. Which was to provide cheap and open compute opportunity for education and tinkering.
It looks to me like they have lost focus on their original purpose. Which was to provide cheap and open compute opportunity for education and tinkering.
Dont they still dothis? And subsidise it with higher spec items?
lol no
The Pi Foundation’s mission died when it was reborn as a for-profit organization, and that was years ago.
Demonstrated clearly during the pandemic when they prioritized sales to businesses over anything else.