Bob Parks wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Hope this doesn't look too much like spam, but I'm a writer for 
> Business 2.0 magazine, working on a July 2006 profile of 
> Microchip.  I was hoping to get some voices of PIC users into the 
> feature.  The article is about how Microchip has done a good job 
> providing grassroots support to engineers including support, the 
> sample program, low-cost IDE, and programming tools. 
Yes, they are.  The IDE is no 'low cost' , is free.  I started with the 
pics as a student with low 'money resources' and I've been using pics 
since then.

>  Thus, many 
> people choose the silicon when developing products.  I met the 
> Microchip CEO for about 3 hours last week.  He's a crazy man!  But he 
> seems quite focused on the smaller businesses and the consultants 
> that Freescale, Atmel, STmicro, and others won't touch.  
The support I had from Microchip was good, although it was on the forum 
and on some mails because I'm in SouthAmerica although I don't have any 
complaints.


> Has anyone developed a consumer or industrial product in the last few years with 
> a PIC involved?  
Yes, many diverse kind of applications.  Some in small quantities, some 
on big quantities (more than 200 and if continues ok the size will 
grow), but the typical applications Im developing right now are in the 
order of the dozens of units.  I've used many diverse pics and I have no 
complaints.


> Has anyone had interesting bushes with Microchip 
> people?  Would like the hear your take.
>
>   
Didn't get the meaning of this frase


If you wish you can contact me by mail.

Best Regards.


	
	
		
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