Thursday, April 23, 2020

Raspberry Pi sales are rocketing in the middle of the coronavirus outbreak: Here’s why @Raspberry_Pi #PiDay #RaspberryPi

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People are turning to the humble pi board during this trying time, for a number of reasons. Via TechRepublic.

Sales of Raspberry Pi’s single-board computers hit 640,000 in March, the second-biggest month for sales since they started selling, as consumers flocked to inexpensive ways to work and learn from home. 

While some sales can be attributed to tinkering Pi-hobbyists with a lot more time to fill all of sudden, Eben Upton, the Raspberry Pi’s co-creator, told TechRepublic demand is also coming from households that have found themselves in daily battles over use of the family computer.

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