[8bitsrule]

The many alternatives do not, of course, have the huge community that's built up around the Pis. Hundreds (thousands?) of projects for example.

[RussianCow]

I understand, but part of the draw of Raspberry Pis is the price. When that price goes up by 20x, I can't imagine very many scenarios where that would still be worth it, regardless of the size of the community.