I am interested in how you initially got introduced to Raspberry Pi.

That is the philosophy Raspberry Pi has maintained so far. Unfortunately, they have not kept the same philosophy for pricing. Earlier, Raspberry Pi had a philosophy that any product they released should be priced at $35, not more. They maintained that until the Pi 4, but from the Pi 5 onwards, the base model is $50, and the 16GB model is $120. This makes innovation a bit challenging at that price point because of the base price itself.

I am curious about your perspective as a customer. Among those different options, what made you choose the Raspberry Pi?

You asked how we decided on which platform to use and the pros and cons of it. Basically, the Broadcom processor, the 2837 chip on the Raspberry Pi 3, performed much better than its competitors in that space. Its wireless performance was the most stable, and the SAR values were low, meaning it radiates less. Another interesting factor was the flexibility Raspberry Pi offers. You can change many parameters and configurations to alter how the hardware works. For example, the 1.2 GHz quad-core 2837 Broadcom chip on the Raspberry Pi 3B is meant to run at 1.2 GHz, but you can throttle it to 1.5 GHz.

I am curious about the Raspberry Pi products. When you use them, do you feel like they are exceptionally well-made and that the creators are highly skilled? Or are they simple and unimpressive, but effective in getting the job done?

One thing we need to understand is that single board computers are miniature computers. If you want a powerful computing machine, you would opt for a desktop or a server. However, a single board computer solves the problem of miniaturization. We want to perform computations where form factor is important, and that is where the Raspberry Pi fits in.