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This is why we can't have nice things. (lemmy.world)
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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/11/arduinos-new-terms-of-service-worries-hobbyists-ahead-of-qualcomm-acquisition/

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[–] Fiery@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 weeks ago

To be fair, if most of your funding (source needed) comes from industrial customers, not supplying them is a good way to lose their patronage.

So even if it sucked for hobbyists at that moment, keeping a big player like RbP viable for the long term might not be too bad of a tradeoff.