[eindiran]

The Flipper Zero is a small-form computing device that is immensely popular, not particularly niche.

> Any(sic) incredibly small number of engineers and scientists would ever use this device.

I personally know over a dozen people who own them and have tinkered with them in various ways. I managed to "break" my air conditioner unit (permanently setting it to C, not that bad of a "break") with one. Definitely less popular than a Pi or Arduino, but growing in popularity very fast.

[anonzzzies]

> immensely popular

Numbers? I see in 2023 they did 80m rev which is what, half a million devices sold worldwide? That’s very niche. % wise close to 0; it’s a geek tool. Nice but not immensely popular.

[refulgentis]

You'd be surprised how much 500K means if you're not Samsung or Apple. There's recent products you'd say were clear hits and sold an order of magnitude more than that, but in actuality, it was exactly 350K.

[anonzzzies]

It’s a great achievement by the company; I am not refuting that. It’s still a niche product no one but a few tech people heard off it or would buy it.

[spookie]

Microsoft only managed to sell 140k Xbox Ones in Japan. Just throwing a comparison.

[anonzzzies]

So xbox one was a small niche in Japan.

[refulgentis]

No, you're still missing it.

500K is a _lot_.

Runaway success unless you're: A) Apple B) Samsung

The 350K product I'm referring to defined a whole category for years and is universally well-known in tech.

To be 100% clear, next time you see "500K sold", your decision tree is:

Is it Apple? If yes, can be disagreeable whether it is well-known / successful.

Is it Samsung? If yes, can be disagreeable about whether it is well-known / successful.

Still here? It's well-known and successful, you'll look silly if you choose to be disagreeable.