It's slow but steady, seeing more in stock notifications from authorized resellers on rpilocator.com, and the stock doesn't deplete for 30 minutes to an hour now, instead of like 5-10 minutes earlier this year.
First, I already have devices. Second, people are still waiting in like to get Pi’s and based on the last interview I saw the Raspberry people think the system is working. They don’t want to raise their prices.
I am fairly sure if you have more money to offer your suppliers that scarce components are easier to get ahold of. They could keep their margins the same and raise their rates and generate a lot more revenue.
"Call it out"? For what? Do you think the Raspberry folks are just choosing to not make enough? I'm pretty sure they don't like the current situation as much as you don't.
You can pay suppliers preferential prices for preferential treatment. That has been Apple’s MO for a decade and a half.
Raise your prices until demand just starts to taper. Use the money to butter up suppliers (place bigger orders, pay cash on delivery, in advance, whatever). Get it done, stop patting yourself on the back for five years running for not being able to keep up with demand.
They did raise prices.
https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/supply-chain-shortages-and-...
Certainly inconvenient for hobbyists, students and instructors.
It would be better if there were more boards that were hardware and software compatible with the Pi.
You mean as if every rpi adjacent thread doesn't already get filled with these supply issue comments?
it is for them
Worse, I suspect this will become an urban legend of sorts even when there are no more shortages.
Circa $30 over old retail but then they and so much else will never get back there.
Why would it when people will pay the new normal?
yeah I got tired of doing that