Jim,
I agree and disagree.
vendors who steal designs ought to be condemned.
Behringer established a reputation for doing
that a decade or so ago, and the pro audio
community condemned them (as did at least one
court).
Yes they should be condemned and punished.
Those who buy cheap stuff from unknown vendors
should not be surprised when it turns out to be
stolen or junk. Elecraft sells USB to serial
interface cables of known good quality. The real
stuff usually does cost more than junk.
Punishing unknowing customers -- and most will not
know they bought items with these problems, since
vendors of good repute occasionally make mistakes
and most of us cannot track the source of each
chip in a product -- is just plain wrong-headed of
FTDI. May they suffer the consequences to their
reputation.
73, Phil W7OX
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