I saw this exciting story last night out of Foo Camp. I think it is time for manufacturers & distributors to take note - open hardware is going to be big business!
"13 Open Source Hardware Companies Make $1+ Million"
* “Torrone and Fried estimate that the industry will reach $1 billion dollars by 2015.”
* “Approx $50 million in combined yearly revenue currently”
* “SparkFun tops the list at $10 million a year”
[PDF: http://www.adafruit.com/pt/fooeastignite2010.pdf]
Cheers,
Drew