What Qualcomm’s Arduino deal means for your Raspberry Pi

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ZDNET’s key takeaways

• Qualcomm is acquiring Arduino but allowing it to operate independently.
• The new Qualcomm-powered UNO Q is available for $44.
• Qualcomm is a huge player in the SBC space, dwarfing Raspberry Pi. 

Chip and modem maker Qualcomm has announced that it plans to acquire Arduino, the Italian open-source hardware and software company that’s the center of many homebrew and industrial interactive…