Alan B. Pearce wrote: >> But in any case, MC has a win-win situation, as you can't use >> an ICD2 clone to develop ATMEL parts, for example. Right? >> >> I think MC is "laughing all the way to the bank", an >> American expression that covers it well. > > That is exactly my point, but said much more concisely. When I worked for Adobe, I remember John Warnock saying at a big meeting that he felt early piracy of Photoshop was what got the company where it was today (then). -- Timothy J. Weber http://timothyweber.org -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist