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@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ For more specific information on the hardware requirements see ![Hardware Detail
 
 ## Software requirements
 
-1. ![MRAA](https://github.com/intel-iot-devkit/mraa) and ![UPM](https://upm.mraa.io) 
+1. MRAA https://github.com/intel-iot-devkit/mraa) and UPM https://upm.mraa.io
 2. Intel® System Studio ![https://software.intel.com/en-us/creating-iot-projects-with-intel-system-studio-2018-c](https://software.intel.com/en-us/creating-iot-projects-with-intel-system-studio-2018-c) 
 3. Microsoft Azure\*, IBM Bluemix\*, AT&T M2X\*, AWS\*, Predix\*, or SAP\* account (optional)