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It's a tough call, because while their decision to go IPO sucks, they're one of the few SBCs with consistent kernel support.
I've heard about a lot of headaches people have with other SBCs due to lack of support.
As much as the Pi Foundation sucks noodles, the levels of software support for the Pi is currently unequaled.
Anyway, here's hoping it gets equaled, and fast.
Yeah the support is what pulls me to them but anymore unless I need the form factor of the pi it's hard to justify them. Like the only place I see a hobbyist use for the Pi is 3d printers. Outside of that everything else seems like a small form factor desktop is better.
Support is what makes me worry about Milk-V and their flood of RISC-V products. You see videos where somebody is trying to get Ubuntu working on Mars while using some colorful language or how the same guy purchased two Meles which were DOA and it makes me wonder how thinly spread their support must be. Or perhaps how packed the Pi Foundation and community support must be.