[Microbit-Python] Micro:bit clone, anyone!?

[M.-A. Lemburg]

On 19.10.2016 13:05, Carlos Pereira Atencio wrote:
> Are you sure that's right? I would have assumed Farnell could export them
> just like any other product. It's also gaining popularity in Finland, so
> they must be getting their boards somehow...

The MBs are not available in the German version of their shop and
ordering from the UK one results in a redirect to their export site
mentioning that you have to contact the export team and cannot
order online.

Perhaps the restrictions are limited to only a few countries.

I tried their Polish shop and this says:

"""
Thank you for your interest in BBC micro:bit however it is currently not
available for sale.
element14 are launching BBC micro:bit for sale in the UK, and are
working with the partners for a further roll out around the world in due
course
"""

I suppose that some shops in the UK resell the MBs and ship them
elsewhere, but assume this is not done with official permission
from whoever is blocking this for Farnell.


> On 19 October 2016 at 12:01, M.-A. Lemburg <mal at egenix.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 19.10.2016 12:49, Nigel Kendrick wrote:
>>> http://hackaday.com/2016/10/18/germans-react-to-uks-microbit/
>>> http://calliope.cc/ueber-mini  (German)
>>>
>>> Let the clone wars..etc.
>>
>> I believe the main reason for such developments is that it's
>> still not possible to (legally) order MBs outside the UK.
>>
>> I do wonder what is holding up EU- and world-wide sales
>> of the device.
>>
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