Betteridge’s law strikes again!

Bloomberg interviewed Eben Upton about Raspberry Pi’s plan for an IPO. What does that mean?

Some things I mentioned in this video:

– Bloomberg on IPO: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-29/raspberry-pi-picks-banks-for-ipo-choosing-london-over-new-york
– Ars Technica on IPO: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/raspberry-pi-is-preparing-for-an-ipo-in-london-for-likely-more-than-500m/?comments=1&comments-page=1
– The Register on IPO: https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/30/raspberry_pi_ipo/
– Eben Upton Interview – 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_aL9V0JsQQ
– Eben Upton Interview – 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lky4FSfbc1E
– Writing about Enshittification: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2023/forget-spaceships-i-just-want-my-music

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Contents:

00:00 – Raspberry Pi IPO?
01:39 – What actually happened
04:24 – Misconceptions
08:01 – Disappointed, not surprised

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