Would be good if more people called this out. I said something regarding how memory inefficient software is these days and how that makes pi clones difficult to use as a sandbox and someone helpfully responded back about how I should be using some model of RPi for that.
First, I already have devices. Second, people are still waiting in like to get Pi’s and based on the last interview I saw the Raspberry people think the system is working. They don’t want to raise their prices.
I am fairly sure if you have more money to offer your suppliers that scarce components are easier to get ahold of. They could keep their margins the same and raise their rates and generate a lot more revenue.
"Call it out"? For what? Do you think the Raspberry folks are just choosing to not make enough? I'm pretty sure they don't like the current situation as much as you don't.
They've chosen to prioritize selling to businesses ordering hundreds of Pis for field-deployed devices, over individual hobbyists ordering single-digit quantities for tinkering and hacking (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_aL9V0JsQQ).
They’ve chosen not to raise prices in a parts shortage and are calling it a virtue. Meanwhile the common advice is to buy them off of eBay at elevated prices. Essentially scalping.
You can pay suppliers preferential prices for preferential treatment. That has been Apple’s MO for a decade and a half.
Raise your prices until demand just starts to taper. Use the money to butter up suppliers (place bigger orders, pay cash on delivery, in advance, whatever). Get it done, stop patting yourself on the back for five years running for not being able to keep up with demand.
First, I already have devices. Second, people are still waiting in like to get Pi’s and based on the last interview I saw the Raspberry people think the system is working. They don’t want to raise their prices.
I am fairly sure if you have more money to offer your suppliers that scarce components are easier to get ahold of. They could keep their margins the same and raise their rates and generate a lot more revenue.