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What is your take on Qualcomm Arduino becoming Persona Non Grata

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I'm a big Arduino fan. I recall the purchase announcement.

I chimed in at the time but I've been sidelined for the last year on microcontroller project so I have to experience to speak of.

https://toolguyd.com/qualcomm-arduino-has-become-persona-non-grata/

I read this article and thought E14 peoples could share their insight.

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  • Meh.  I don't think that Arduino has become "Perona non grata."
    I'm much more interested in the "bare microcontroller replacement" Arduinos than the "runs an RTOS" or "runs Linux" boards, and the timing of the Q is a bit unforuate (what with RAM price increases and such.)  I hope that the"bottom level" boards (that one could build themselves!) remain supported and in-development, but I don't see any signs that this isn't the case.

    A $25 board that has $5 "clones" or "assemble yourself from parts" as alternatives is more intersting (to me) than "another $80 linux board" or a $300 "supercomputer-class
     board.  Albeit, perhaps not so profitable. :-(

    (OTOH, it's not Qualcom's forte, and things might go the way of Google's IoT efforts...)

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  • Meh.  I don't think that Arduino has become "Perona non grata."
    I'm much more interested in the "bare microcontroller replacement" Arduinos than the "runs an RTOS" or "runs Linux" boards, and the timing of the Q is a bit unforuate (what with RAM price increases and such.)  I hope that the"bottom level" boards (that one could build themselves!) remain supported and in-development, but I don't see any signs that this isn't the case.

    A $25 board that has $5 "clones" or "assemble yourself from parts" as alternatives is more intersting (to me) than "another $80 linux board" or a $300 "supercomputer-class
     board.  Albeit, perhaps not so profitable. :-(

    (OTOH, it's not Qualcom's forte, and things might go the way of Google's IoT efforts...)

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