> It almost seems
> that other micro manufacturers *intend* to exclude beginners /
> hobbyists...why is that?

I have no dark-side experiences, but others tell me that Atmel offers
software for the AVRs that is compareable. And they have an architecture
that makes a GCC port possible.

Wouter van Ooijen

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