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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jan-2024 02:44:48 JST Ars Technica

   Raspberry Pi is preparing for an IPO in London for likely more than $500M

   CEO says firm will "keep doing the same stuff," at least "while I'm in charge."

   https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/raspberry-pi-is-preparing-for-an-ipo-in-london-for-likely-more-than-500m/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • John Maxwell (jmax@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jan-2024 02:57:26 JST John Maxwell

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     @arstechnica Fuck. Another one lost to Mammon.

   • Niels Moseley (trcwm@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jan-2024 02:58:30 JST Niels Moseley

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     @arstechnica was fyn while it lasted..

   • YurkshireLad (yurkshirelad@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jan-2024 03:00:58 JST YurkshireLad

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     @arstechnica *sings* “it’s the end of the Pi, as we know it”

   • Kraz (thatkraz@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jan-2024 03:49:21 JST Kraz

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     @arstechnica Beginning of the end for Raspberry Pi.

   • Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈 (lazarou@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jan-2024 03:57:44 JST Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈

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     @arstechnica *everybody starts looking for alternatives from the inevitable Enshittification.
     The CEO knows it as well, he ain't fooling us.

   • djinnsour (djinnsour@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jan-2024 04:20:55 JST djinnsour

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     @arstechnica
     So, now that the company will be sacrificing utility, reliability and compatibility in the name of never ending unrealistic profit increases; who is our alternative going to be? At least until that company goes public and we have to start looking again?

   • Saurabh Wanivadekar (awkwardchips@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jan-2024 04:21:14 JST Saurabh Wanivadekar

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     @arstechnica there goes another one, RIP. No western company can compete with cheap Chinese manufacturing