▲ 648 ▼ Raspberry Pi launches its IPO (www.raspberrypi.com) submitted 2 years ago by empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world 187 comments fedilink hide all child comments It was nice knowing Raspberry Pi while they lasted. Going to suck losing something that has changed the homegrown embedded system hobby forever.
[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Okay, and? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] irreticent@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies "The attack by Chinese spies reached almost 30 U.S. companies, including Amazon and Apple, by compromising America’s technology supply chain, according to extensive interviews with government and corporate sources." Perhaps they're worried about something similar happening. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Yeah, that's certainly a thing, but I'd be surprised if China messed with something like Pine64, that's a pretty low-value target to spend so many resources attacking. The bigger targets would be large corporations like Amazon and Apple, as well as military institutions and contractors. It's certainly a valid concern, but it's also a pretty minor one. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] irreticent@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies "The attack by Chinese spies reached almost 30 U.S. companies, including Amazon and Apple, by compromising America’s technology supply chain, according to extensive interviews with government and corporate sources." Perhaps they're worried about something similar happening. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Yeah, that's certainly a thing, but I'd be surprised if China messed with something like Pine64, that's a pretty low-value target to spend so many resources attacking. The bigger targets would be large corporations like Amazon and Apple, as well as military institutions and contractors. It's certainly a valid concern, but it's also a pretty minor one. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Yeah, that's certainly a thing, but I'd be surprised if China messed with something like Pine64, that's a pretty low-value target to spend so many resources attacking. The bigger targets would be large corporations like Amazon and Apple, as well as military institutions and contractors. It's certainly a valid concern, but it's also a pretty minor one. permalink fedilink source parent