I should be clear, when I say "profitable" I mean "make enough money to pay the necessary rents, salaries, and production costs". Perhaps they're depending on donations or subsidy from their non-profit status to sell these things as close to the bone as possible, but I doubt it. Time will tell. I do want to go on the record as saying I'd be *thrilled* to see them succeed and at $25 (or $35 for a networked one) I will almost certainly by one or three. MikeH On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 4:32 PM, William "Chops" Westfield w= rote: > > On Jan 5, 2012, at 11:54 AM, Mike Hord wrote: > > > I remain deeply skeptical of their ability to be profitable > > Aren't they set up as a non-profit charitable organization? In that case= , > they don't have to make a profit... > > Questions about whether it is a good idea for a non-profifit organization > to undercut real products are more philosophical. Would it really be a > good thing for a $25 Rasberry Pi to put the $30 Arduino out of business? > Probably not. (But then, vendors are already trying with their subsidiz= ed > "evaluation boards.") > > BillW > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .