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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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  • Wow. I like the idea of Arduino Q, but worry that this acquisition will focus more of "Arduino" development resources into supporting Qualcom processors.

    Hopefully their plans to leverage the Arduino user base don't mess with the secret sauce behind Arduino popularity.

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  • Wow. I like the idea of Arduino Q, but worry that this acquisition will focus more of "Arduino" development resources into supporting Qualcom processors.

    Hopefully their plans to leverage the Arduino user base don't mess with the secret sauce behind Arduino popularity.

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