The creator of Raspberry Pi about the success of his minicomputers in the era of shortages

The global technology market is one big game in which some people lose and others gain, which in the era of a pandemic, limited supply of components and supply also applies. This time we found out about the success of Raspberry Pi minicomputers.

The creator of Raspberry Pi himself told about the success of minicomputers in the era of shortages

This was reported by Eben Upton himself, the creator of Raspberry Pi, who gave an interview to The Register website, commenting not only on his own business, but also on the general situation in terms of the supply of semiconductor systems. In his words, “it is unlikely that it will end [sytuacja niedoborów na rynku] by 2023 ”and although his minicomputers are also affected by shortages, these have become more popular in recent months.

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Upton explained that potential Pi buyers began to notice shortcomings in stores, especially models popular with industrial customers such as Pi Zero and Pi 4 2GB. That’s why the company decided to pump up production and now ship 800,000 Raspberry Pi units per month, intending to meet the demand, because “the Raspberry Pi has always aspired to be able to handle large industrial orders.”

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However, even with this approach and huge deliveries, the shelves for many Raspberry Pi models are empty. Now the company is trying to balance the supply on the consumer and professional market so as not to neglect the former to a large extent. The creator of the Raspberry Pi, to authenticate his words, emphasizes that “in the first six months we did [firma] more computing modules than in the whole of last year ”.