> I very much doubt the $7.50 charge lost Microchip any design wins, it 
> might
> have lost them some hobbyist/students who might one day be real engineers
> responsible for design wins, pretty speculative and we don't know how 
> badly
> their sample service was being abused.

Not the charge, it is the hassle. Again, especially in big companies.

-- Bob Ammerman
RAm Systems

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