[rini17]

Even most people interested in computers don't want just some barebones chip on a piece of PCB anymore. They want programmable pocket-carriable device with peripherals, too. That without relying on opaque blobs, without obsolescence plans of the manufacturer, without having to share memory with opaque and dangerous modem. There is NO such thing for $35 and $50, or for any price.

With FPGAs too you can't do anything more involved, like interface DDR memory, without reliquishing control to proprietary blobs on proprietary toolchain, subject to manufacturer obsolescence plans. This isn't something I can call "general purpose computing" with clear conscience.