The Raspberry Pi foundation is not a computer company, they are an educational charity that just happens to also make a computer. Their primary work is in pedagogy resources, research, and support. A Raspberry Pi has more educational resources, because literally that is the primary work of the company that makes it. They have a full CS curriculum for ages 5-19. The entire reason it exists is as an educational tool. Their mission statement doesn't even mention making a computer -- they simply do that to support their primary education work.
It wasn't until later that hobbyists and commercial interests also started using Raspberry Pis for things outside of the classroom. But that's where they came from.
Not really true any more. You've linked to the foundation but the computers are made by Raspberry PI Holdings which is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
The foundation still owns part of the quoted company and retains its educational purpose but it doesn't make the computers now.
> retains its educational purpose but it doesn't make the computers now.
It never did. The structure hasn't changed meaningfully recently, apart from the massive windfall of floating the commercial arm.
The foundation's purpose hasn't changed, its just now a fucktonne richer.
But the thing I'm not quite sure about is why that matters, virtually every other player, apart from adafruit is a corporation all about shareholder value.
https://www.raspberrypi.org/about/
https://www.raspberrypi.org/research-impact/
https://www.raspberrypi.org/teach/
https://www.raspberrypi.org/learn/
https://codeclub.org/en
It wasn't until later that hobbyists and commercial interests also started using Raspberry Pis for things outside of the classroom. But that's where they came from.