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==Consumer-impact summary==
==Consumer-impact summary==


*User Freedom: Before the [[Qualcomm]] buyout, Arduino was centered around free and open source software and hardware, allowing even other companies to manufacture Arduino boards. After [[Qualcomm]] acquired the company... [Section to be finished]
*User Freedom: Before the Qualcomm buyout, Arduino was centered around free and open source software and hardware, allowing even other companies to manufacture Arduino boards. After Qualcomm acquired the company... [Section to be finished]
*User Privacy: Post-acquisition, the company has claimed [[Qualcomm]] holds an irrevocable perpetual license over all projects uploaded to Arduino's servers, as well as retention of user data in a way that violates GDPR and similar legal acts.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-11-21 |title=EEVblog 1721 - RIP Arduino (New T&C Deep Dive) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO7hdxyCNCA |url-status=live |access-date=2025-11-25 |website=YouTube}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2025-10-29 |title=Terms and Conditions |url=https://www.arduino.cc/en/terms-conditions/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/AnRQL |archive-date=18 Nov 2025 |access-date=2025-11-25 |website=Arduino}}</ref>
*User Privacy: Post-acquisition, the company has claimed Qualcomm holds an irrevocable perpetual license over all projects uploaded to Arduino's servers, as well as retention of user data in a way that violates GDPR and similar legal acts.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-11-21 |title=EEVblog 1721 - RIP Arduino (New T&C Deep Dive) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO7hdxyCNCA |url-status=live |access-date=2025-11-25 |website=YouTube}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2025-10-29 |title=Terms and Conditions |url=https://www.arduino.cc/en/terms-conditions/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/AnRQL |archive-date=18 Nov 2025 |access-date=2025-11-25 |website=Arduino}}</ref>
*Business Model: The sale of microcontrollers and microprocessors, referred to as Arduinos.
*Business Model: The sale of microcontrollers and microprocessors, referred to as Arduinos.
*Market Control: Significantly used within industries, however is competing with other microcontroller/processor manufacturers such as ''Raspberry Pi'', [[Intel]], and [[Panasonic]].
*Market Control: Significantly used within industries, however is competing with other microcontroller/processor manufacturers such as ''Raspberry Pi'', [[Intel]], and [[Panasonic]].
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The following is an incomplete list of these changes:
The following is an incomplete list of these changes:


*Introduction of an irrevocable, perpetual license granted to [[Qualcomm]] over all user-uploaded content
*Introduction of an irrevocable, perpetual license granted to Qualcomm over all user-uploaded content


*Surveillance-style monitoring implemented for AI features
*Surveillance-style monitoring implemented for AI features