Tamas Rudnai wrote:
> I think they are in a kind of trouble though:
>
> Atmel Announces Sale of Manufacturing Operation in Heilbronn, Germany

I'm surprised the Microchip announcement was rather clear that the Atmel
line would be supported.  I think it would have been smarter of them to look
like they were paying luke warm lip service to supporting Atmel parts if the
acquired the company, then let some rumors leak that they would in fact
ditch the product line quickly.  That would scare new designs away from
Atmel, driving the price of the company down, making it even easier for
Microchip to acquire them.  Then the acquisition would just be to ensure no
other microcontroller company could acquire them and breath new life into
the Atmel line.


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