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Re:CHIP $9 Computer by gmazza on Wednesday June 15, 2016 @04:14AM (#11907848)
Freebie marketing, a.k.a. razor and blades business model? [0]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freebie_marketing

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Re:CHIP $9 Computer by anilgulecha on Wednesday June 15, 2016 @04:49AM (#11907951)
No, because clearly the CHIP is usable without adapters, and provides the main functionality.
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Re:CHIP $9 Computer by rdslw on Wednesday June 15, 2016 @05:21AM (#11908061)
Yes,

because on every image on main page (row with three possible use scenarios) it's shown as connected to a display.

This IS freebie marketing.

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Re:CHIP $9 Computer by nitrogen on Wednesday June 15, 2016 @05:29AM (#11908097)
The bare board has a composite video output.
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