Yep, but it also sounds like they still don't get the fundamental issue here. To say "Please buy from us directly, or from an authorized distributor" is to *completely* fail the end customer. When I buy a USB-Serial cable from, say= , NewEgg, I *used* to look for one that specified FTDI. NewEgg, of course, is not on their list of authorized distributors. Neither, for that matter, is Sabrent, who are selling a cable on NewEgg. Does FTDI *really* expect me to call Sabrent and ask *them* if they bought their FTDI chips from an authorized distributor? Because that's the only wa= y I, as an end consumer, can adhere to their proposed guideline for making sure I'm not getting a counterfeit. So, is NewEgg now not a trusted supplier? How about Amazon? WalMart? OfficeMax? These chips are in all kinds of parts sold by all kinds of retailers, and even the best brands can fall prey to grey market parts. Or, *their* suppliers can. By the time a consumer-level FTDI-based device is in my hands, the FT232 in that device has probably changed hands at least four or five times. There's no way I can validate that chip's provenance. None. Not, "I'm just not willing to do that work"- literally none. I say that having attempted to do so from a higher-than-consumer level with a far less common commodity part than the FTDI chip. Unless you're willing to pay a staggering sum for 100% lot traceability, it's just not possible. MikeH On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 10:43 AM, John Gardner wrote: > Sounds like FTDI is reconsidering... > > http://www.ftdichipblog.com/?p=3D1053 > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .