Any insights on why it took 3 years from RPI v1 to v2 and now v3 is released in less than a year? Not complaining, just curious. Is it just because they are so much bigger now ?
I think Broadcom finally realized they have something beneficial on their hands with millions of users and vibrant community. Pee gives them free beta testing of new SoCs. Afaik this is first armv8 from broadcom ever, they announced Vulcan almost 3 years ago and still didnt ship anything. Excellent linux support and great name recognition also count for something.
More money, more staff, more market validation and demand. It's quite striking how a Pi launch reminds me of games console launches, with all the excitement and units selling out everywhere.
