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by satya71 1850 days ago
Didn't realize Hackaday and Tindie were making $70m in revenue. Siemens seems to have good track record in other acquisitions in EE space. I guess they're trying to go up against Arrow, Avnet, etc
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They're not. SupplyFrame has traditionally been a software vendor for companies in the electronics manufacturing space. The blogs and Tindie are a very, very small part of their portfolio.

For example, there's QuoteFX, DirectSource, DesignSense, FindChips, and a host of other solutions they sell.

Funny things about Arrow and Avnet- they both started as hobbyist stores in Manhattan's "Radio Row" back when radio was the hot new technology:

https://www.arrow.com/fiveyearsout/company-overview/history

https://www.radiodiaries.org/new-podcast-radio-row/