You could have gone with the one of the BeagleBone varieties. BeagleBoard seems to be the only real contender that the Pi line faces, from a community standpoint. Each unit is a few bucks more, but that'll go towards strengthening an ecosystem around boards that are even more open than what you get with the Pi.
It's hard to get the benefits of volume when everyone keeps going for the cheaper-right-now board in order to maximize their own short-term benefits. Contributing to the network effect by buying a Pi because it's cheaper and more popular is not exactly the thing that will lead to Broadcom getting rebuffed and having to answer for all their problems.
It's hard to get the benefits of volume when everyone keeps going for the cheaper-right-now board in order to maximize their own short-term benefits. Contributing to the network effect by buying a Pi because it's cheaper and more popular is not exactly the thing that will lead to Broadcom getting rebuffed and having to answer for all their problems.