I have a really stupid question to ask, but it's been bothering me for a wh=
ile so I'll just ago ahead and ask it:

Why is the PIC uC so popular?

When I look at the specs of the competition, I see nothing but seemingly be=
tter products. Now I don't want everyone to get mad.. please. I'm simply a =
lowly computer science student who is still very new to this little hobby..=
 and I've only ever used PICs, so I really can't compare fairly. But the th=
ings I see are: AVRs and SXs are much faster w/MIPS, offer things such as l=
ots of SRAM, etc.=20

Are PICs cheaper? Is it because there are just so damn many to chose from? =
Is it because they are simpler to understand, so many engineers learned on =
them and still hold them dear? Is it because they have such a huge base of =
code/developers already and the momentum keeps them going? I guess the main=
 thing I see is that these other uC's have such an awesome MIPS advantage..=
. so why not use them? Are they more expensive?

I don't know why I'm asking this because the answer is probably a combinati=
on of all of the above. But I keep wondering if there is one huge advantage=
 that I'm not seeing. Anyway, just a thought.

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