CEO says firm will "keep doing the same stuff," at least "while I'm in charge."
    • BrikoXOPMEnglish
      2•5 months ago

      There are hundreds of different alternatives varying in cost, power, and configuration. Just to name a few: Arduino, ODROID, Orange Pi.

      • @Fixbeat@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1•5 months ago

        I use hifiberry, which I believe uses gpio. Probably not compatible with any other board anyway.

    • @fjordbasa@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1•5 months ago

      Alternatives as far as efficiency and modularity, for sure, but I’m not sure that any other boards have the same level of documentation and support.

      • AggressivelyPassiveEnglish
        3•5 months ago

        Used thin clients are a great alternative, if you don’t need the SBC form factor or gpio.

  • @remotelove@lemmy.caEnglish
    4•5 months ago

    At least he is sticking to the pre-IPO CEO talking points. It’s all reverse speak.

    “while I’m involved in running the thing, I don’t expect people to see any change in how we do things.”

    Ok, so things are going to change. Got it.

    not-for-profit side expand by “at least a factor of 2X.”

    “We are going to double production and make killer profits.”

    after the Bloomberg story, Upton said he understood concerns about a potential shift in mission or a change in the pricing structure. "It’s a good thing, in that people care about us,

    “If they paid more now, just wait and see what happens when optimize manufacturing costs and triple the price for customers. Suckers.”

    Yeah, fuck them. They are toast.