benjojoOct 7, 2025

Qualcomm owns Arduino, Hackaday is owned by Siemens

My teenage electronics hobby landscape is now owned by the companies that would never supply datasheets to me back then

Show threadOzzelot 
@benjojo I was a fan of Siemens cellphones... and their expansive modding scene.So I didn't really enjoy the devices because of Siemens, but rather despite Siemens.
Oct 7 at 7:36pmWeb
Show threadManMachineOct 8
@ozzelot @benjojo pre-smartphone Siemens homebrew scene was wild!
Show threadOzzelot Oct 8
@manmachine @benjojo And by extension Sony Ericsson, which is where I started... but the DCT-3 Nokias were pretty good too.