2015-05-20 18:15 GMT+02:00 Chris Morgan <[email protected]>: > Isn't 10 years just the total life of the chip/product line? This > doesn't say TI is going to be advancing that processor line. >
Plesse chek out this thread, there is a link to a TI-statement where they say it will be available for a bit more than nine years at least (from now on). > > Consider that right now the Pi2 has a quad core processor. If TI isn't > going to be keeping up with that kind of pace of processor development > for the AM335x line (or maybe its the am3xxx line?) is a single core > 1GHz processor going to be relevant in a year or five? > > It may not be relevant for hobbyists that always want to have the latest hardware and replace their board every month, but it is HIGHLY relevant for all kinds of industry usage where a hardware needs to stay available and stable over a longer period. There it does not matter when the device itself is a bit outdated, it would be much more expensive for companies to change a whole machine just because a simple controller board is no longer available. And when BBB will be avilable for more than 5 years, this is really very good for this area. And from my feeling that's where BBB goes to: many companies are already using it for professional purposes while RasPi and the others are more or less for hobbyists. -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
