----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Harris" To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 7:07 PM Subject: Re: [PIC] Microchip samples totally free again. > On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:02:14 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: > >>what happened? It confused people when it happens back and forth. Is the >>system malfunction? > > Maybe they figured out a way to identify the people who were ordering > samples to sell on ebay? or they decided that the lost legitimate sampling opportunities (ie: to real engineers designing real products) was more costly than what they would end up giving away. Note that a real engineer, especially working for a big company would probably have to jump through several hoops to get the $7.50 s/h paid for sample orders (the bigger the company the bigger the hassle). -- Bob Ammerman RAm Systems -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist