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Motorola's Metrowerks Acquires Lineo

Posted by timothy on from the can't-you-build-some-linux-watches-already dept.

An anonymous reader writes "It's official: Following weeks of speculation, Motorola's Metrowerks embedded tools subsidiary today has finally announced that they are acquiring the key assets of Embedix Inc. (a.k.a. Lineo), one of the earliest and most popular providers of embedded Linux software and tools."

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  1. Lineo merges with Metrowerks by ekrout · · Score: 2, Funny

    LinWerks seems like an appropriate new name -- Linux just works, plain & simple!

    Hey, if you get the chance to combine your corporate slogan and your company name, I say go for it!

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  2. In Soviet Russia... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    key assets acquire you!