[Levitating]

I really don't know who this is targeted at. As a development board these are extremely expensive and as a mini computer you're far better off with something N100 based or similar.

What market is this trying to compete in?

[kube-system]

It's targeted at someone who wants a board with some memory on it. Memory prices and supply shortages are insane at the moment

[AngryData]

To me it seems like they are just cannibalizing their customer base that bought into their ecosystem early.

[pibaker]

Ecosystem bought in does not require you to buy the latest and most expensive board.

The Pi 1 model B+ was released in 2014. They still make and support it today and will keep doing it until at least 2030. You can just buy that instead. They are not apple.

[suprfnk]

Feels like they’re just surfing the name recognition wave at this point.