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		deelowe on Oct 23, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FTDI driver kills fake FTDI FT232s > Most users didn't choose the chip just because it's compatible and cheaper. They bought it thinking it's the legitimate FTDI chips with (very specific) guarantees from its manufacturer's datasheet. Eh....... Lots of people knew/know they are/were getting counterfeit chips. It's certainly shady, but if I were a chinese company making these, I'd simply not use the logo anymore and then sue the pants off FTDI.

sigterm on Oct 23, 2014 [–]

Really? I can understand people might want to cheap out for personal projects. But there's no way I'll use it knowingly at work.

deelowe on Oct 23, 2014 | [–]

Ohh, I agree. I meant that a lot of the makers kind of knew about it. I doubt anyone would spec it in a BOM.

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