I guess since we can't get 10 pcs, then where would we find 1000 pcs?  And if 
we have a 10-pc risk due to poor support, then do we want to acquire and be 
stuck with a 1000-pc risk?

Cheers,
-Neil.



On Monday 07 August 2006 16:05, Gus S Calabrese wrote:
> If Maxim is hell, why doesn't someone step up and buy quantity to
> help out little
> developers ?  Gus
>
> On 2006-Aug 07, at 05:05hrs AM, Olin Lathrop wrote:
>
> Anon wrote:
> > I don't know why Maxim makes it so difficult for small companies to
> > design with their components.
>
> Because they don't care.
>
> > I am developing a new consumer electronics product. Unfortunately,
> > I planned to use 4 Maxim chips that are hard to find in small
> > quantities (1-40).
>
> With the regular mention of Maxim small order problems here and
> elsewhere,
> it's totally amazing to me that anyone would still do this.  This is
> just
> plain bad design.
>
>
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