RS say:

We have received extraordinary levels of demand for this product. To
help ensure as many people as possible can experience the Raspberry Pi
concept, we are limiting boards to one per customer, and we will send
you further information on your request in the next seven days. Once
we receive the boards into stock, they will be allocated on a
first-come first-serve basis, in order of when requests were received.
______________

I just ordered one from Farnament14el (delivery when available), and
registered interest with RS.

Price is ~$48 NZ + GST in each case. That's ~~~ $US36+.

The RS writer's use of written English is of interest. Little things,
but not up to the standard that I would have expected of them.



       Russell


On 8 March 2012 15:53, RussellMc <apptechnz@gmail.com> wrote:
> Only glances at PICList admin hat in corner.
> Grins at attached "Still clueless" label that somebody recently affixed t=
o it
> Decides to not don said hat.
> _____________
>
>> Now it may be that RS and Farnell are authorized to produce boards.
>
> 1. Farnell & RS are not known for entering into complex large scale
> conspiracies in order to defraud their customers or for other reasons.
>
> 2. Farnell & RS are liable to have enough business sense to not do due
> diligence and so risk being caught up in a major product scam.
>
> SO
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0http://nz.element14.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/sbc-raspber=
ry-pi-model-b/dp/2081185?ICID=3Dap-rpi-hwb
>
> and
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0http://newzealand.rs-online.com/web/generalDisplay.html?id=3Dr=
aspberrypi
>
> Go a very very long way to making your expressed concerns seem like
> conspiracy theory and trolling.
>
> ie both Farnell & RS seem to be totally convinced 9with RP featuring
> at the top of their NZ home page) and to further your theories you'd
> need to address these "facts" more solidly than by just saying
> "Now it may be that RS and Farnell are authorized to produce boards"
>
> _________________
>
> Your wonderings about how Broadcom may react to enthusiastic
> application of the product seems more valid - but a matter of opinion
> and unknowable.
> I'd guess that if sales start in the millions range and escalate into
> the potential 10's to 100's of millions then Broadcom will be happier
> that any undermining is being done with their ICs and not somebody
> else's.
>
> Consider the OLPC promise. $100 laptop. Getting there but not there yet.
>
> Consider the RP possibility.
> Keyboard & mouse from best current source. New or used.
> Monitors of almost any sort from wherever you can get them. New or used.
> Overall integration around core as many groups see fit.
> Go!
>
>
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Russell

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