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On 2024-09-17, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
> On 17 Sep 2024 00:18:08 GMT, rbowman wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 16 Sep 2024 22:04:10 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>> 
>>> Look at the market that is buying it and doing cool, creative stuff
>>> with it, and there’s your answer.
>>> 
>>> Look at the market that *isn’t* doing the same with NUC, and there’s
>>> the other part of your answer.
>> 
>> https://community.element14.com/products/raspberry-pi/m/files/148385
>> 
>> How many pins are on the NUC's GPIO header? Oh, I forgot, NUCs don't
>> have one because it's a completely different architecture.
>> 
>> There are dogs and there are cats; apparently you cannot tell the
>> difference.
>
> So which one is selling, and which one is not? Are you complaining that 
> the market cannot appreciate Intel’s failed attempt to compete?

When you compare NUCs to Raspberry Pi computers, you have to take into 
account that Intel had a lot of competition from several retailers selling 
micro computers. Raspberry Pi may have outsold Intel NUCS, they certainly 
didn't outsell micro computers in general.

-- 
“Evil is not able to create anything new, it can only distort and destroy 
what has been invented or made by the forces of good.”  —J.R.R. Tolkien