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Re: [AVR-Chat] Microchip sent a proposal to acquire Atmel :(

2008-10-02 by Bruce Parham

ON semi strikes again! I wish those people would stop trying to buy up everything...

Bruce


Anurag Chugh wrote:
> Hey guys,
> 
> This might not be the place for such a discussion, but still..
> 
> check this press release:
> 
> http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=2018&mcparam=en537485
> 
> I hope that this doesn't happen...
> Atmel surely doesn't need it, I am sure its not doing all that bad.
> 
> Its not that I hate Microchip or anything, I use their stuff here and
> there, but I like the open-ness of Atmel and its product users like
> you and me.
> 
> It just wouldn't feel right if such a thing were to happen..
> 
> Anurag Chugh
> UC Micro Systems (www.ucmicrosys.com)
> Mumbai, India
>

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