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Article #624Re: Farnell aquires Cadsoft (Eagle PCB)
From: terryc
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:28
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:28
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On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:13:27 +0000, Nico Coesel wrote: > "David L. Jones" <altzone@gmail.com> wrote: > >>It's probably already been mentioned, but I just noticed that Farnell >>have acquired Cadsoft (the makers of the Eagle PCB program): >>http://www.cadsoftusa.com/farnell.htm >>http://au.farnell.com/jsp/bespoke/bespoke3.jsp?ICID=i- f4bf-00003029&bespokepage=farnell/en_SG/designlink/cadsoft.jsp >> >>Interesting... > > No. Weird! What does Farnell want with that software? Does it use libraries? Then they'll load it with all the stuff they sell, hint hint, or perhaps they intend a "you've designed, now place your order" add-on, etc
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