The Foundation is not the same as Raspberry Pi (Trading) Ltd. While the Foundation is hardware-agnostic, they have a particular fondness for the Raspberry Pi.
> Arduino on the other hand, and them open sourcing the hardware means very cheap but less powerful SBCs from companies in China.
You probably don't know that the Raspberry Pi Pico is now also produced in Africa (I only learned last week). It offers better value for money compared to the ATMEGA328P. Additionally, Raspberry Pi is actively supporting the development of hardware manufacturing skills in Africa.
> Arduino on the other hand, and them open sourcing the hardware means very cheap but less powerful SBCs from companies in China.
You probably don't know that the Raspberry Pi Pico is now also produced in Africa (I only learned last week). It offers better value for money compared to the ATMEGA328P. Additionally, Raspberry Pi is actively supporting the development of hardware manufacturing skills in Africa.