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Qualcomm to acquire Arduino

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https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2025/10/qualcomm-to-acquire-arduino-accelerating-developers--access-to-i

I personally don't know how to feel towards this news but coming from someone working for a company that uses a lot of Arduino shields made by other semiconductor companies, this could be good news for better support and improved performance or a slow yet significant increase in board prices, which may force beginners to move to cheaper alternatives i.e. ESP boards.

I wonder how will this affect open-source hardware and software movement moving forward.

Let me know what others think about this news.

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  • Puzzling move. The advertisement speaks of open source character for Makers, Educators, and Pros.  https://www.arduino.cc/en/about/ 

    The Arduino Q has product glamor photos, so this has been in the works for awhile. Arduino Q with AI , signal processing , and a new IDE. 

    Arduino IDE 1 & 2  to obsolescence ?   I dont want to chuck my whole inventory of Arduino compatible sensors and shields. 

    https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/qualcomms-buying-arduino-%E2%80%93-what-it-means-makers  sez the Arduino Q costs $45 replacing the Arduino R4 Wifi. I'm just starting to work on my first real project with the Arduino R4 Wifi, so not thrilled its obsolete already. 

    Arduino Q keeps the same form factor as Arduino R4, which I despise the connectors for any project. Quick to throw together a test, but quick to fly apart unless I build a shield.  

    How does Arduino Q fit in with sensor fusion and Nicla boards ? 

    Alot of uncertainty in my view, and the pricing is likely to open up the purchase of cheap clones for students and hobbyists.  Pricing is fine for professionals and grad students. 

    I found the Arduino Q IDE https://www.arduino.cc/en/software/   called Arduino App Lab. Im going to give it a test spin tonight. 

       maybe Newark marketing can score 50 or so Arduino Qs for Road Testing or holiday giveaways ? 

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  • Puzzling move. The advertisement speaks of open source character for Makers, Educators, and Pros.  https://www.arduino.cc/en/about/ 

    The Arduino Q has product glamor photos, so this has been in the works for awhile. Arduino Q with AI , signal processing , and a new IDE. 

    Arduino IDE 1 & 2  to obsolescence ?   I dont want to chuck my whole inventory of Arduino compatible sensors and shields. 

    https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/qualcomms-buying-arduino-%E2%80%93-what-it-means-makers  sez the Arduino Q costs $45 replacing the Arduino R4 Wifi. I'm just starting to work on my first real project with the Arduino R4 Wifi, so not thrilled its obsolete already. 

    Arduino Q keeps the same form factor as Arduino R4, which I despise the connectors for any project. Quick to throw together a test, but quick to fly apart unless I build a shield.  

    How does Arduino Q fit in with sensor fusion and Nicla boards ? 

    Alot of uncertainty in my view, and the pricing is likely to open up the purchase of cheap clones for students and hobbyists.  Pricing is fine for professionals and grad students. 

    I found the Arduino Q IDE https://www.arduino.cc/en/software/   called Arduino App Lab. Im going to give it a test spin tonight. 

       maybe Newark marketing can score 50 or so Arduino Qs for Road Testing or holiday giveaways ? 

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