I don't know if this has been mentioned here before, but Microchip buys Atmel for $3.56 billion.
What will be the future of AVR and free Atmel tools?
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/20/...to-buy-atmel-for-nearly-3-6-billion.html?_r=0
What will be the future of AVR and free Atmel tools?
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/20/...to-buy-atmel-for-nearly-3-6-billion.html?_r=0