I don't like the sound of these news items:

https://www.electronicdesign.com/technologies/embedded/article/55321526/electronic-design-qualcomms-acquires-arduino-arduino-uno-q-runs-ai-llm-code-from-inexperienced-programmer-prompts-performs-signal-processing-and-runs-linux-and-zephyr-os

I don't think I ever actually owned a genuine Arduino, the ones I bought were always clones.  But I have at least loaded the IDE and used it for stuff like the SI5351, for example:

https://wb9kzy.blogspot.com/2025/09/si5351-again.html

But now with the tariff tax and the option of using other stuff like the Raspberry PI boards will this ignominious sellout to corporate interests ruin Arduino ?  I don't like it.

I suppose it doesn't make much of a difference to Microchip Technology since Arduino has stopped using the Atmel processors for their newer boards.

Also saw this:

https://www.tentec.com/model-594-phoenix-coming-soon/

Is this what has happened to ham radio equipment makers ?  A subscription based development ?  What's next, go-fund-me ham radio ?   I don't like this either.  The recent history of Ten-Tec  was interesting.

Now (depending on the chips used) if the Ten-Tec 594 is successful it might help my Analog Devices stock a tiny bit :)

Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
http://wb9kzy.com/ham.htm