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> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf
> Of YES NOPE9
> Sent: 07 March 2012 04:03
> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
> Subject: [OT] thoughts about RBPI
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> I have been following the adventures of RBPI closely.
> I have been officially designated as a RBPI troll ( by RBPI ) since I hav=
e
> asked them so many probing questions.
> About 10 prototypes have been delivered for prices ranging up to $3000 on
> eBay.
> There are other prototypes floating around.
> No one has told me they have received a *production* board yet.  I have
> asked a lot of people.
> The RBPI folks do not respond to my questions about what they are actuall=
y
> shipping.  I have asked them many times.
> There are rumours of 1,000,000 requests for the $35 RBPI board.
> There are stories that a "soccer stadium" rush to order boards last
> Wednesday ( Feb 29 ) crashed some websites.
> There is a rumour that the original 10K boards were to be made in China
> and the effort failed.
> Now it may be that RS and Farnell are authorized to produce boards.
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> During the last 4 months I have been wondering how Broadcom views this
> adventure.  They have never before released chips to a small manufacturer=
..
> How will they feel if creative types modify the RBPI board and start
> making things in volume that Broadcom did not expect ?  What happens if
> Broadcom's OEM customers complain ?

Is 1 million devices still viewed as a small order by Broadcom?

Could you explain why you are so concerned about this project that you feel=
 the need to become an "RBPI Troll" and annoy them by asking so many "probi=
ng questions"?  It's a cheap and functional single board computer running L=
inux, apart from the price there really is nothing amazing about this proje=
ct.  RS and Farnell are major companies with a reputation to uphold, they w=
ould not be involved if they felt they could not deliver, and if it does al=
l go pair-shaped then you will get your money back.

Don't get caught in the media hype and you'll be happier for it.

Mike

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