>> My 2 cents worth. I believe that not only will Microchip take a >> leadership position in 16 bit micros too, it will do that in only >> 8 years and not the 12 it took to gain the 8 bit >> leadership position. > > I am not so sure. Neither am I. If I read my tealeaves right the 16-bit market will be small because the >8 bit market will be dominated by 32 bit architectures (ARM, probably others too). OTOH (literally!) I don't see any real (readily available) alternatives for the 10F's. Maybe Microchip should look down, not up. Wouter van Ooijen -- ------------------------------------------- Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: www.voti.nl consultancy, development, PICmicro products docent Hogeschool van Utrecht: www.voti.nl/hvu -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist