sxpert@esitcom.org <PICLIST@mitvma.mit.edu> wrote:

> > Is there no quality & performance 'certification' requirement
> > (like XP's logo) before someone can put the USB logo on a
> > product?
>
> no, it's just a matter of paying whatever royalty payment goes to the
> USB people, hence the crappy designs

    Absolutely untrue, Amaury.

    The USB-IF -- unlike the Firewire people -- don't charge any
    per-port royalties.  Before a device can use the USB logo, it
    must pass a very thorough set of compliance and interoperability
    tests.

    -Andy

=== Andrew Warren -- aiw@cypress.com
=== Principal Design Engineer
=== Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
===
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=== Cypress Semiconductor Corporation

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