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Milestone: The Millionth UK-Made Raspberry Pi

Posted by timothy on from the now-that's-a-milestone dept.

judgecorp writes "The millionth Raspberry Pi microcomputer has been made in the Foundation's Welsh factory. Total sales so far are 1.75 million, including the initial stock made in China." (Do you have one? If so, what are you using it for?)

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  1. Good work guys. by Anrego · · Score: 5, Insightful

    People thought it would never get it off the ground. Then people thought it would never ship. Then that it would be plagued by problems and die. Then that it would never hold interest long enough to get to the point where you could get one without waiting 6 months.

    There are still lots of haters, talking about how there are better “alternatives” out there (alternatives usually being 3 or 4 times the cost, impossible to get, or apples to oranges).

    That said, I can order a perfectly functional unit, for the promised price, and have it here (in Canada) in about 4 days. I’ve got 5 of them now. I’d call that a huge success.

    You brought something awesome into the world, and I thank you :)

    1. Re:Good work guys. by Anrego · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Nothing wrong with people using other products that better suit ones needs, the hate part comes from people measuring the pi against alternatives that are either more expensive (at that scale, $10 is huge), doesn't do the same thing (no video output, runs android, etc..), or impossible to get hold of.

  2. Re:I have two and, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The problem is you, not the raspberry!! :-)