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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}}</ref> ItHarry hasFairhead, beenhowever, suggestedsuggests that itmore isemphasis theshould "wrong route" tobe focusput on newimproving hardwarethe likeeducational {{nowrap|Raspberrysoftware Pi}},available whenon existing softwarehardware, using tools such as [[Google App Inventor]] can be used to return programming to schools, rather than adding new hardware choices.<ref name="Raspberry Pi or Programming">{{cite news | url=http://www.i-programmer.info/professional-programmer/i-programmer/3419-raspberry-pi-or-programming.html | title=Raspberry Pi or Programming - What shall we teach the children? | work=I Programmer | date=December 02, 2011 | accessdate=February 07, 2012 | author=Fairhead, Harry}}</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" />