Well..if they didn't properly license the technology...  They should be 
disabled.

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> On Oct 23, 2014, at 8:45 PM, Mark Sims <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Happened to a friend of mine.  All his Arduino stuff died.   This could be 
> the reason:
> http://www.eevblog.com/forum/reviews/ftdi-driver-kills-fake-ftdi-ft232
> Short story:  FTDI released a new version of their USB driver (via Windows 
> automatic updates no less) that bricks other vendor's compatible versions of 
> their interface chip.   They also updated their license file to indicate that 
> this may happen...  except you never get a chance to decline the new license 
> with automatic driver updates.  I can just hear the class action lawyers 
> drooling...
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