Schneider Electric to buy US software maker PTC for $22.6bn in cash
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OT giants are pulling core industrial software in-house — $22.6bn for PTC is a bet that control of design, simulation, and lifecycle data is the leverage point for future AI-native factories. If you build in industrial, expect tighter coupling between hardware, PLM/CAD, and edge compute — vendor choice now sets your ceiling for closed-loop automation over the next decade.
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