The business arm of Raspberry Pi is preparing to make an initial public offering (IPO) in London. CEO Eben Upton tells Ars that should the IPO happen, it will let Raspberry Pi’s not-for-profit side expand by “at least a factor of 2X.” And while it’s “an understandable thing” that Raspberry Pi enthusiasts could be concerned, “while I’m involved in running the thing, I don’t expect people to see any change in how we do things.”
When you build your brand and business on the back of consumer and educational sales, then yeah you damn well better prioritize them. Industrial consumers bought up a consumer product and chose to integrate it into their business plans, this was the case before the compute module existed and is likely the reason it even exists at all. Corporations don’t just deserve higher priority because they pay employees, it was their choice to use a consumer product in their designs after all.