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The Pi Foundation also reckons this sequel takes the Pi microprocessor “firmly into the PC space”, as they put it — in terms of power punch packed.
“With the Pi 1, there were people using it as a PC but you had to make allowances for the fact it was a $35 PC,” says Pi creator, Eben Upton, in an interview with TechCrunch. “The big difference with the Pi 2 is it’s a PC. It’s not a PC which is pretty good considering it cost you $35. It’s a PC that’s pretty good.”
“We think there’s a real opportunity here… we’ve got a web browser, you can install LibreOffice on it, and then you’ve got a machine which is quite plausible as an entry-level PC,” he adds.
To that end, Upton notes the Foundation will be adding software such as LibreOffice to the reference Raspbian install in the coming months. The hardware will also be able to handle running Microsoft’s Windows 10 OS.
Who might want $35 entry level PCs? Schools might, for one, says Upton. “This plays into some of the educational stuff — it’s just that much more useful as a general purpose computer,” he adds.
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The Raspberry Pi 2 sounds pretty nice. Amazing that the Pi 2 can run Windows 10 OS since the Pi 2 is only $35.
It's also impressive that the Raspberry Pi 2 is 6 times faster, and still only cost $35.
