For what it's worth, there's some debate about that. The creators have specifically said "C.H.I.P. will still be $9" -
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1598272670/chip-the-wor...
Of course, time will tell...
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1598272670/chip-the-wor...
Of course, time will tell...
Personally, I'd rather give my money to guys like Olimex anyway -- a notch more expensive, however these guys are /spotless/ at making everything as open as they can, and in fact, they probably 'suffer' for it as many companies seem to use their (open) designs commercially...