rPI Goes Public

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From	"26xh.0717" <26xh.0718@e6t4y.net>
Subject	rPI Goes Public
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Date	2024-06-11 22:00 -0400
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https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/06/11/raspberry-pi-shares-rise-by-more-than-a-third-on-london-market-debut

British microcomputer maker Raspberry Pi launched its initial
public offering (IPO) today on the London Stock Exchange (LSE)
after pricing its shares at 280p.

For now, only conditional trading is allowed, which means that
only some select investors will be able to trade the company’s
shares, with the majority of retail investors having to wait
until Friday 14 June, when trading opens for everyone.

Following the IPO however, Raspberry Pi’s shares soared as
high as 392p, with the company revealing that it was hoping
for a valuation of about £541.6 million (€642.48 million).

The Cambridge based group said on its website: “This is a
watershed moment for Raspberry Pi, and the start of a new
phase in our evolution: access to the public market will
enable us to build more of the products you love, faster.

. . .

Well, we hope for the best.

However "faster", unto itself, was never what PIs were
supposed to be all about. They are a kind of halfway
point between micro-controllers and "real PCs" - a
neglected niche they filled quite well along with
a few others like BBBs.

But what are we looking at now, "Pi Desktops" ?
"Gamers PIs" ? Sorry, but THOSE niches are packed
with strong competition, no money to be made.

I'd SAY the P5 is maybe as far as they should go in
terms of "performance" now (except that Debian went
to hell with Worm). More I/O options/interfaces
might be a more productive direction. SuperMicro
sells some little 5x5 inch boards that have plugs
on them for stuff I'd never even heard of in about
50 years into computers - had to look up some of
them. Each had, and apparently still have, real-world
uses. THIS, IMHO, is where PI should be. Kiosk/
industrial/robotic/whatever-odd-use.

There are tons of micro-controllers - Ards are good
and have huge libraries now - and "real PCs" of
the x86 ilk are just prolific (look up BMax and
BeeLink if you want 'small'/affordable), but there
is still room in the middle and PI is a known name.

Oh ... one RISK of going public, aggressive
competitors can buy-out, and exterminate.

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rPI Goes Public "26xh.0717" <26xh.0718@e6t4y.net> - 2024-06-11 22:00 -0400
  Re: rPI Goes Public Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-06-12 07:18 +0100
    Re: rPI Goes Public Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-06-12 08:26 +0100
  Re: rPI Goes Public Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-06-12 07:19 +0000
  Re: rPI Goes Public Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> - 2024-06-12 08:31 +0100
    Re: rPI Goes Public Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-06-12 07:51 +0000
      Re: rPI Goes Public Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> - 2024-06-12 12:14 +0100
        Re: rPI Goes Public "26xh.0717" <26xh.0718@e6t4y.net> - 2024-06-14 09:53 -0400
    Re: rPI Goes Public Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-06-13 17:39 +0100
      Re: rPI Goes Public Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> - 2024-06-13 20:21 +0100
        Re: rPI Goes Public Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-06-14 00:21 +0000
          Re: rPI Goes Public Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> - 2024-06-14 08:46 +0100
            Re: rPI Goes Public Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-06-14 08:21 +0000
            Re: rPI Goes Public Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-06-14 09:44 +0100
              Re: rPI Goes Public Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> - 2024-06-15 00:16 +0100
                Re: rPI Goes Public Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-06-15 10:14 +0100
                Re: rPI Goes Public not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-06-16 09:56 +1000
                Re: rPI Goes Public Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-06-17 07:36 +0100
                Re: rPI Goes Public "26xh.0712" <26xh.0713@e6t5y.net> - 2024-06-28 00:18 -0400
                Re: rPI Goes Public rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-06-28 17:32 +0000
                Re: rPI Goes Public Bobbie Sellers <blissInSanFrancisco@mouse-potato.com> - 2024-06-28 10:48 -0700
                Re: rPI Goes Public rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-06-28 17:56 +0000
                Only you have the power (Was: rPI Goes Public) Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2024-06-28 18:00 +0000
                Re: Only you have the power (Was: rPI Goes Public) rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-06-29 07:24 +0000
                Re: Only you have the power (Was: rPI Goes Public) Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2024-06-29 12:30 +0000
                Re: rPI Goes Public Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-06-28 21:04 +0100
                Re: rPI Goes Public The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-06-29 10:25 +0100
                Re: rPI Goes Public Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2024-06-29 12:35 +0000
                Re: rPI Goes Public rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-06-29 17:48 +0000
                Re: rPI Goes Public The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-06-29 10:21 +0100
                Re: rPI Goes Public Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2024-07-01 07:10 -0400
                Re: rPI Goes Public Bobbie Sellers <blissInSanFrancisco@mouse-potato.com> - 2024-06-28 13:35 -0700
                Re: rPI Goes Public "26xh.0712" <26xh.0713@e6t5y.net> - 2024-06-29 01:02 -0400
                Re: rPI Goes Public rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-06-29 07:11 +0000
                Re: rPI Goes Public D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-06-29 22:11 +0200
                Re: rPI Goes Public "26xh.0712" <26xh.0713@e6t5y.net> - 2024-07-02 03:00 -0400
                Re: rPI Goes Public D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-07-02 11:47 +0200
                Re: rPI Goes Public "26xh.0712" <26xh.0713@e6t5y.net> - 2024-07-02 02:55 -0400
                Re: rPI Goes Public The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-06-29 10:20 +0100
                Re: rPI Goes Public Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> - 2024-06-17 00:35 +0100
        Re: rPI Goes Public Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-06-14 09:34 +0100
          Re: rPI Goes Public Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> - 2024-06-15 00:15 +0100

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