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Intel Buys Embedded Software Vendor Wind River

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the controlling-your-supply-lines dept.

SlashDotDotDot writes "The New York Times reports that Intel will purchase Wind River, the embedded OS and software vendor, for $884 million. 'Wind River makes operating systems for platforms as diverse as autos and mobile phones, serving customers like Sony and Boeing. Intel, whose processors run about 80 percent of the world's personal computers, is expanding into new markets, including chips for televisions and mobile devices. Wind River's software and customer list will pave the way for Intel to win more chip contracts.'"

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  1. Party like it's 1989... by argent · · Score: 5, Informative

    Intel used to have its own real-time controls division, with the iRMX operating system written in PL/M and PL/M-86, Multibus and Multibus-II hardware, and a development system that ran on Xenix and MS-DOS. They systematically dumped the whole thing in the '90s, finally handing RMX over to TenAsys in 2000.

    Guess it's time for that old second marriage.

  2. Re:Yuck by korbin_dallas · · Score: 5, Informative

    Wrong, Wind River bought all Walnut Creek assets, then kicked Slackware to the curb. Patrick had to fire his 2 employees, and go back to a one man show.

    All they wanted was BSD, cause they could keep that closed.

    No, Wind River was no friend to Linux.

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