You'd think Microchip would want to encourage small businesses who make
their money off of the PICs as well. Yet they continually seem to
threaten anyone that has the name "pic" in their title. How short
sighted *sigh*

Josh
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Brendan Moran wrote:
>
> Well, that's also true, that they probably don't care, but they might.
> After all, look at the exposure they get simply from providing something
> that can be used for hobby type solutions.  Everyone who's done anything
> with an MCU knows about PICs.  And I suspect that Microchip is in favour of
> lists like this one being up and running, since it sure makes things easier
> for anyone developing an app for a PIC.  I don't think this list would be
> here if it weren't for the hobbyists.  I suspect that the Microchip
> marketing department is smart enough to see that all the PIC hobbyists are a
> valuable asset to them.
>
> So, no, you're right, I doubt they care about the *profits* from the
> hobbyists, but I expect that they do care about the exposure and support
> that said hobbyists provide for their big clients.  At least, if *I* were in
> their position, *I* would.
>
> --Brendan

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