This was when they were first released. The intention was to make computing available to nearly everyone, regardless of income level, and this was a way to demonstrate how it was possible. By literally giving it away. As for the Pi itself, retail was $35.
And the Zeros are still affordable for everyone and perfectly enough for most tinker jobs. Retail for a Pi 4B 1GB is still 39 EUR. If you need more power than a zero or even zero 2 can deliver.
Not the Pi got ridiculously more expensive. RAM did. As Mini PC replacement of course, the Pi was priced out of competition.
This was when they were first released. The intention was to make computing available to nearly everyone, regardless of income level, and this was a way to demonstrate how it was possible. By literally giving it away. As for the Pi itself, retail was $35.
And the Zeros are still affordable for everyone and perfectly enough for most tinker jobs. Retail for a Pi 4B 1GB is still 39 EUR. If you need more power than a zero or even zero 2 can deliver.
Not the Pi got ridiculously more expensive. RAM did. As Mini PC replacement of course, the Pi was priced out of competition.