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The goal hasn't ever been about producing a device cheaply. It's about supporting education, encouraging tinkering and changing attitudes [1]

"...hasn't ever been..." is not true. Someone above posted an earlier statement from the archive.

Every altruistic thing is easier if you're trying to do it with a $10 product rather tham a $100 product, all else being equal

Good thing they still offer a $10 product then - the Raspberry Pi Zero.

and the RP2040! There is not much to differentiate it with ESP32 at the moment, but it's their first shot at a microcontroller.