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Article #1231Re: Microchip buys Hi-Tech Software
From: Jasen Betts
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 09:23
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 09:23
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On 2009-03-13, Nico Coesel <nico@puntnl.niks> wrote: > "David L. Jones" <altzone@gmail.com> wrote: > >>"Clifford Heath" <no@spam.please.net> wrote in message >>news:49b9921f$0$7377$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au... >>> Raveninghorde wrote: >>>> My first C compiler for the PIC was from a Canadian company, Byte Craft. >>>> My understanding is that Microchip did a deal with them and the new >>>> improved version became the Microchip compiler. >>> >>> If there are three after-market compilers available and a vendor >>> wanted to buy one of them which one would they buy? That's right, >>> they'd buy the crappiest one - it's the only one that will sell >>> out. >> >>Hi-Tech just sold out, and they make really GOOD compilers. >> >>I guess Microchip had plenty of money on hand after the Atmel deal fell >>through, a drop of which could buy out Hi-Tech 10 times over, or perhaps >>Hi-Tech weren't in the best of shape?, or perhaps the owners were tired and >>just wanted to get out? >>Anyone know what went down? > > Good question. The traditional PIC is soon to be overtaken by the ARM > derivatives. The hobby scene worked very well for Microchip, but they > are quickly losing ground. > > An excellent version of GCC is available for the PIC32 (MIPS based) > platform. So why bother buying a compiler manufacturor? perhaps they want to make a decent C compiler C freely avaialble for PIC. that could potentially sell more parts...
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From: Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz>
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Subject: Re: Microchip buys Hi-Tech Software
Date: 14 Mar 2009 09:23:02 GMT
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