Critics link the policy to broader complaints about Raspberry Pi
4Sep 21 3:38 PM · 2d ago · 1 post · 4 comments · 2 sources · development 4 of 5
Some commenters tie the RAM lock to prior grievances — SD-card reliability issues, price hikes, and trademark disputes — arguing it further erodes trust in the company as it becomes more commercial.
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“Between the notorious unreliability, crazy price hikes, trademark or whatever disputes, and this anti consumer ewaste generating policy, I can't think of any reason I'd ever patronize them again”
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PhilERaspberry Pi engineer and forum moderatorRaspberry Pi (company)Hardware maker whose firmware enforces the lockJeff GeerlingYouTuber / Raspberry Pi hardware reviewer
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> When the unit doesn’t work correctly, the anger and RMA requests are directed back at the Raspberry Pi foundation.They don't need the resellers help for that! I've already been burned twice thinking "I'll use a raspberry pi for this small project" and having it die within a month because reliably reading/writing to an SD card is hard or…
What if the manufacturer charged no markup on RAM price, wouldn't it make "illegal upgrading" pointless because they couldn't compete on price? The manufacturer buys RAM in bulk and has better pricing.
They should make a form where you input the serial number and apply for a key, applying that key in config.txt disables the hardware verification checks on the bootrom.
Jeff Geerling YouTuber / Raspberry Pi hardware reviewer