>How can I, as consumer, be absolutely positive that that the "FTDI" chip in my device is genuine? Well, you can't. But that's just a side effect of the clones

>How can I, as consumer, be absolutely positive that that the "FTDI" chip in my device is genuine? Well, you can't. But that's just a side effect of the clones working with FTDI's drivers for so long. Now, when the clones stop working, your distributor won't be able to sell you counterfeit chips anymore. >Let's just not buy FTDI any longer. That or let your distributor know (wallet, lawyers, whatever) that you want the original FTDI chips you paid for and not knock offs. In any case this creates new opportunities on the market. FTDI had/has a quasi monopoly on those chips. When this end this might be painful in the short run but we could get so more competition into the market.