Mike Hord wrote:
> MAYBE, but generally, even for a fairly small endeavor, I hear 2.5-3x mar=
kup
> as the point where something is reasonably profitable- enough so to justi=
fy
> the continued effort.
All depends on your volume and your goals, a small commercial operation=20
has high
overheads compared to turnover and therefore it needs a high markup to=20
both cover
those overheads, make a profit for it's owners and cover any projects=20
that go bad.

The pi is a different ball game. They are a charity not a company and as=20
such their
goal is not to make a profit*. Charities may of course make a profit on som=
e
activities but making profit is a means not an end to them.

Also they have the support of broadcom. Presumablly from broadcom's point o=
f
view this is seen as a combination of general charity and buying mindshare.

*As I understand it thier goal is to bring back a computer that kids can=20
program,
tinker and generally have fun with. In contrast to the locked down PCs=20
we see in
schools and the parents who are fearful of their kids messing up their=20
PC at home
that we see today.
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