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by RobertKohr 5223 days ago
This all seems like a pricing problem. If you don't have enough product to meet demand, you charge more.

I guess in the end it is worth it though. The amount of hype that surrounds selling out is great.

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If your goal is to maximize profit, sure. But Raspberry Pi is a registered non-profit organization.
But in this case, the price-point is highly sensitive. The reason there is so much demand is because it is insanely cheap. It's exciting because of what it signals, and even modestly raising the price changes the narrative.