[chbot] Atmel / Microchip

[Mark Atherton]

Hi All,

Guess I have been asleep at the wheel. Just discovered that Microchip 
will acquire Atmel in about a year.

http://www.atmel.com/about/news/release.aspx?reference=tcm:26-82057

With Intel having acquired Altera, it seems that manufacturer diversity 
is shrinking

So when will Google acquire Microchip, and then Intel ??

We live in interesting times...

-Mark