Mastodawn

Everyone with an Arduino project has, starting as of NOW, six months to look for a replacement.

If you don't start right away, I can point out someone who will be in a lot of pain in a few months.

Believe me...

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

I know this will play merry hell with the 3d printer and mechanical keyboard scene. Innumerable hardware will die from this takeover.

#arduino #qualcomm

Qualcomm to Acquire Arduino—Accelerating Developers’ Access to its Leading Edge Computing and AI

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Licho Oct 7

@masek Arduino is open source. There are tones of "Arduino compatible" things available on the internet. The brand of Arduino will die, the hardware will not. The know-how, the designs, the idea is out there. Everyone will just be using generics. There will be "mega 2560" not "Arduino mega 2560"

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Martin Seeger

@licho Yeah, but you do have to do the change. And for some projects that will be the straw to break the camels back. Some will delay and will have to do it in a hurry or fold. That's why I am saying: start thinking about it now.