Doesn't M$ get driver specific code checks and updates from the vendors? If so you are kicking the messenger here.
What if chip mfg knows of stolen intellectual property that is coming out of say China? Can they use this update to stop the theft if it is their driver update that is actually being applied? I know the end user gets bitch slapped here. What if that driver company is based in say Ireland and outside of USA rules? On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 8:11 AM, Ted Roche <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://www.techrepublic.com/article/ftdi-uses-windows-update-to-disable-devices-using-counterfeit-chips/ > > So you buy a USB-to-Serial device at the local big box, or your > favorite mail-order firm, get it running some essential device, and a > Windows Update zaps the device to uselessness. How would you feel > about the vendor? How do you feel about the vendor that (perhaps > inadvertently) used a counterfeit chip in their device? How about the > OS vendor who shipped a "driver update" that broke the device? > > > -- > Ted Roche > Ted Roche & Associates, LLC > http://www.tedroche.com > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CAJidMYKFcqGP1tmGh2iue2djz+v7X9Pe5S=c7+cfvldngup...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
