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==Reception==
Technology writer [[Glyn Moody]] described the project in May 2011 as a "potential BBC {{nowrap|Micro 2.0}}", not by replacing {{nowrap|[[PC compatible]]}} machines but by supplementing them.<ref name="computerworlduk as british">{{cite web | url=http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2011/05/as-british-as-raspberry-pi | title=As British as Raspberry Pi? | publisher=[[Computerworld]] | work=Computerworld UK Open Enterprise blog | date=May 09, 11 | accessdate=February 02, 2012 | author=Moody Glyn | authorlink=Glyn Moody
▲Technology writer [[Glyn Moody]] described the project in May 2011 as a "potential BBC {{nowrap|Micro 2.0}}", not by replacing {{nowrap|[[PC compatible]]}} machines but by supplementing them.<ref name="computerworlduk as british">{{cite web | url=http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2011/05/as-british-as-raspberry-pi | title=As British as Raspberry Pi? | publisher=[[Computerworld]] | work=Computerworld UK Open Enterprise blog | date=May 09, 11 | accessdate=February 02, 2012 | author=Moody Glyn | authorlink=Glyn Moody | quote=That means that this is not a question of replacing the current IT investment [of PC architecture] - a forlorn hope - but of supplementing it with something quite different - and better. [...] So, as a potential BBC Micro 2.0, how could the UK government not support it....?}}</ref> It has been suggested that it is the "wrong route" to focus on new hardware like {{nowrap|Raspberry Pi}}, when existing software such as [[Google App Inventor]] can be used to return programming to schools.<ref name="i-programmer app inventor code released">{{cite news | url=http://www.i-programmer.info/news/150-training-a-education/3650-app-inventor-code-released-but-still-no-service.html | title=App Inventor Code Released - But Still No Service | work=I Programmer | date=January 22, 2012 | accessdate=February 02, 2012 | author=Armstrong, Alex | quote=We can take the time to talk about bringing programming back to schools. We can even take the wrong route and pontificate for pages on how wonderful new hardware like Raspberry Pi is for bringing programming to the masses, but when there is some software that could really do the job we sit back and watch it {{sic|whe|ther}} due to corporate lack of care and academic sloth. App Inventor is an easy-to-use way to create Android apps. It is based on Scratch and, as such, it is a wonderful way to introduce complete beginners to programming.}}</ref>
In the UK enquiries about the board have been received from schools in both the [[state school|state]] and [[independent school|independent]] sectors, with around five times as much interest from the latter (January 2012). It is hoped that businesses will sponsor purchases for less advantaged schools.<ref name="guardian reboot computing" />
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