We've been using PICs since the founding of our company in 2002, and contin=
ue developing new designs using the new parts Microchip has been adding to =
their lineup. "Crappy" is not a word I would use to describe them.

"The world has moved on". Have you bothered to look at Microchip's financia=
ls and market share trends, lately? Or do you form your opinion solely on w=
hat you see in your sliver of the hobby-sphere?

http://markets.ft.com/research/Markets/Tearsheets/Financials?s=3DMCHP:NSQ

http://www.microchip.com/investor/Pressrelease/MCHP%20Investor%20Presentati=
on.060313.pdf

Microchip came out of the recession stronger than other companies, and it w=
as no accident. Steve Sanghi had a plan for dealing with the crisis (he sta=
rted his career at Microchip, dealing with a major crisis, and wrote a book=
 on it), before it happened, and unlike the rest of the industry, they avoi=
ded layoffs. Read about it, in this excellent EEWeb interview:

http://issuu.com/eeweb/docs/pulse_volume_96

It is odd to hear so much PIC-bashing unsupported by facts, from a guy who =
fought tooth and nail to become a "PIC"List admin. May I suggest you consid=
er stepping down, and leave the reigns in the hands of those who are more e=
nthusiastic about the technology?

Sent from my phone

> On Dec 9, 2014, at 08:34, Bob Blick <bobblick@ftml.net> wrote:
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> If one must have a reason, the one I see is that PICs are crappy
> microprocessors and Microchip has no idea how to put together a coherent
> line of parts.
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> Just comparing forums, the Piclist, 43oh, and avrfreaks, it's easy to
> see that Atmel makes the most popular micros of the three. Microchip may
> sell a lot of parts but they are (relatively) no fun to use.
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> I don't design with PICs anymore. The world has moved on. And
> Microchip's new offerings aren't as good as those from other vendors.
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> Bob
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>> On Tue, Dec 9, 2014, at 02:46 AM, RussellMc wrote:
>> " ... Russell is actually more responsible than any other single person
>> for
>> the decline of the PIClist. Look at the volume over time, particularly
>> noting when Russell became a <sic> admin.   ... Olin Lathrop".=20
>> Elsewhere.
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>> So.
>> Now you know.
>> Apparently.
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>>           R
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