So I read today that Microchip (those who make the PIC MCU) bought Atmel (those who make the ATmega MCU, used on the Arduino boards).
They paid $3.6 billion (ss) to acquire the company.
What will this mean for the Arduino companies (yes, there's two of them, and they do not like each other) and their maker supporter base? An ideal opportunity for TI to step in with their Launchpads!