What other options are shipping for a similar price point?I understand the excitement but don't understand the hysteria around the Pi. You can get all that it does in a similar size board today just a bit more expensive. It's just the first to do it at that price point. And like all technology cost downs, it will be far from the last.
There is a huge difference in perception between $70+ and $35.
For me, for something to "play with", $35 base is great. If I was actually trying to do something for a client, the price isn't the deciding factor. Availability and function are.That's probably where I'm not seeing it. To me they're both sub-100. Perception.
Ok when I said that, I didn't expect the VIA announcement 1 day later. Honest. No really.And like all technology cost downs, it will be far from the last.