> any microcontroller based project can be done with several
> different processors, and I'd bet that more than one would fit
> very well

Generally true. There are the odd occassions when it's good to
have a Plan B. I was offered a job once and simply couldn't get
the PIC I wanted (no stock, long lead time). Having already had
my toe in the water re AVR it was fairly simple to do that job with
them, and it paid off. Over and above the time taken to get up to
speed, so well worth it. My AVR supplier was also able to let me
have small quantities of SOT, which my PIC couldn't have done.
That said, these days I make sure I have enough PICs and SX for
foreseeable needs and haven't used an AVR for some time

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