What I find most interesting is not the use case of a standalone, small, cheap desktop computer: it's what this enables other industries to achieve.
See for example, what Korg is doing in the electronic music industry with a Raspberry-based platform: the OpSix, Modwave and Wavestate are a whole new line of affordable desktop synthesizers with powerful capabilities. Couple that with something like Roland Cloud and you could end up with a cloud-aware synth that could automatically download new sounds and features on demand, all under a subscription model without the need of a tethered PC because the device is a PC.
See for example, what Korg is doing in the electronic music industry with a Raspberry-based platform: the OpSix, Modwave and Wavestate are a whole new line of affordable desktop synthesizers with powerful capabilities. Couple that with something like Roland Cloud and you could end up with a cloud-aware synth that could automatically download new sounds and features on demand, all under a subscription model without the need of a tethered PC because the device is a PC.