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I?d say, this article

is completely off the mark.

It starts with the subhead: ?So far, Raspberry Pi hasn't faced much
serious competition. That could be about to change? No, that?s not
going to change. Actually, there is already plenty of competition for
the Raspberry Pi, from the Pi clones. But a new Pi-alike isn?t going
to come from a big company like Qualcomm.

Why? Because the margins are so low. The article itself gives some
telling figures:

    So far, Raspberry Pi hasn't faced much serious competition;
    however, with Qualcomm throwing its $42.8 billion revenue heft
    against Raspberry Pi (with its $346.5 million revenue), things
    could change. Previously, Arduino turned over some $140 million,
    so it was a much smaller fish.

Remember, the Raspberry Pi Foundation is a nonprofit, that originally
created the product for educational and tinkering purposes. You think
a big American company like Qualcomm knows how to make money on
low-margin products? It does not.

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