World's Raspberry Pi supply jammed in factory blunder

On a sunny day (Fri, 09 Mar 2012 05:39:15 +1100) it happened Don McKenzie wrote in :

Seems all very amateur to me. There is an old Dutch saying: "Do not sell the skin of the bear before you shot it."

It is not that I did never came acros a similar problem, just that I did not shout from the roofs before everything worked. On top of that I find this pretty stupid, is not most RJ45 with magnetics, and perhaps with LEDs these days? the ones I use are. What if the new connectors are more expensive? LOL

Tough shit then.... perhaps the manufacturer was tring to save a few pennies to go in their pockets by substituting a cheaper connector. Someone's head will roll :)

delay comments:

and some snippets: ==================================== [Chorus] Bye, bye Miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey in Rye Singin' this'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die

------------------------------------ Bye Bye, my Raspberry Pi, I thought that I might buy you, but the warehouse was dry, those good old boys say just wait one more month, but you keep running into delays, yeah, you keep running into delays. ==================================== yesterday I read a this one on Beagle Bone board:

Customer: How much is a BeagleBone? Seller: 89 dollars. C: 89 dollars! But a Raspberry Pi is only $35! S: So why don't you buy a Raspberry Pi, then? C: They're out of stock. S: Well, if BeagleBones were out of stock, they'd be only $30! ====================================

Cheers Don...

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Well, its not the end of the world, they are re-modding the boards and will be shipping soon (can't wait to get one for myself)

Seems there is some who likes picking on the Raspberry team and their idea/product (not this thread, but in general). IMHO it outperforms the competition, like the Arduino boards. As for the complexity of getting started, just wait and see, since it sells nicely, the community support will be good.

The low price and the combination of ethernet and USB connectivity will allow for an easy way to put together custom systems. Need an internet connection for example, just add a USB wireless stick. Drivers exist on the Linux Package and visual app tools for Linux are free.

Regards

Klaus

rry-pi-prod...

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Perhaps you opposition to Raspberry Pi is due to your company and you will loose money if it succeeds. Envy is a bad feeling....

What is it about the Pi that makes you want it to fail? Because your attitude seems to indicate that that is what you want.

I am only reporting on what others are saying Keith, so that makes me the messenger.

Me, I have one on order, and am looking forward to it.

Cheers Don...

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Because he sells the Arduino that has less performance at a higher price and he will loose busyness if the Raspberry Pi succeeds. Envy...

Wrong answer! Actually, the US prototyped that weapon.

OTOH, it was the Dutch Boers, expat Dutch, who upstaged and wreaked havoc and nearly brought the Brits to their knees during the famous Boer War in S. Africa. They merely showed good sense by buying German Mausers and outhinking the Limeys. In the meantime, the Dutch don't even have a good beer!! Apparently, ya' gotta leave Dutch soil to gain a pair.

Hey.... jes kidding. I'm sure the Dutch are good for something besides tulips. ;)

nb

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It's LOSE - not LOOSE

What, no "Raspberry Jam"?

Glad to hear it Don, its just that your posts seem to take some delight in any Pi problems.

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The problem with the RP is that a great many people who should know better are allowing hope (and hype) to triumph over experience.

If the RP proposition was not so enticing would your really want to buy from an organization which has never made anything, been very 'economical' with the truth, obviously has no quality control or procedures etc etc.

I don't want the RP to fail because the media have bought into it and if it fails then the whole electronic engineering profession gets egg on its face - not a good thing.

On the other hand, I wouldn't bet much on ever seeing a fully working RP

- the whole saga is so reminiscent of the disasters that overtook many of the early personal computer projects. (Nascom, Newbury etc).

If I were betting I'd bet on the Olimex Pi-alike. A combination of experience and fury is hard to beat !

Michael Kellett

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I have no commercial interest in any of these products, or Don's business but I do admit that when I hear over and over of all these various problems I do admit that the more I read, I admit that I do wonder if someone with an interest in these devices are in some kind of serious trouble - whether it be financial, regulatory, or technical problems that cannot be fixed easily and are just pushing out various excuses to make people believe all is ok when it might not be.

Reading the articles and forums linked here there tends to be this feel to it, of the kind I remember in the past when someone is having serious business problems and won't admit to them, and ultimately fail, usually losing other people's money in the process.

I don't know Don personally, but in my opinion reading here over the years, I think that he is not the sort of person who would resort to "rubbishing" the PI for ONLY the reason that it might cost him sales.

Rubbishing it for that reason alone would be futile, as it will succeed or fail regardless of Don's opinion, or whether the backers of it survive or fail - as if it is a great and popular device, and viable, someone else will soon start making it or a compatible.

I think you will find that if the PI is successful in the market, does what it promises to do, and gets a good following he will jump right in, post about his experiences with it on here, and possibly do his best to have them in stock, or have a compatible version out, whether designed/made by him or a

In writing this, I'm giving my own personal opinion, it's not based on any facts but past experience in business and dealing with other people and firms over many years and am not saying or implying in any way that any organisation or product is or isn't in any sort of trouble or doing anything immoral or dishonest or that you should or shouldnt buy / support anything

On a sunny day (8 Mar 2012 21:24:58 GMT) it happened notbob wrote in :

Heineken.

What do you consider good? Slootwater? Your radioactive polluted drinking water?

On a sunny day (Thu, 8 Mar 2012 13:12:13 -0800 (PST)) it happened Klaus Kragelund wrote in :

Oh shut up, I have no interest in that, but I do recognize a hype when I see one. It is the other way around, the old story, you have invested in it by trying to buy one, and now you dwell in self-justification. Just like a guy who buys some peculiar make of car because that is all the money he has, and then argues it is the best car in the world. Even if it is delivered late or never, and does not even have a windshield. :-)

Sounds like Lucas strikes again!

It has to be loose before you can lose it. ;-)

From TFA: "The two pieces look so alike they need to be dismantled or have an x-ray taken to tell them apart."

Ever heard of an ohmmeter?