This is big news.
http://seekingalpha.com/article/141400-intel-wind-river-another-player-throwing-its-hat-into-the-ring
I suspect this will cement support for Moblin on the Atom SBC.
My guess is the Intel deal will go through, with Intel. People with software IP, for example IBM, Google and Microsoft, might be slow to co-mingle their IP with all the versions of the GPL. With control of software, Intel will be in the catbird seat for the two big "Bill of Material" items in the sub $400 notebook market- which seems to be the only market that counts right now.
Also, the sub $400 device is a product where 'quick to market' counts, and where the hardware integration of (cameras, voice, inertial sensors) has just begun. The situation is simple for the ODM. Buy an Intel Atom CPU chip with good software support, or buy some other chip and get a hobbyists software kit.
Lawrence Ricci
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