The counterfeit FTDIs are ok. How drivers are created is a much bigger problem, the windows model specifically where hardware takes a long time, if ever, to be

The counterfeit FTDIs are ok. How drivers are created is a much bigger problem, the windows model specifically where hardware takes a long time, if ever, to be included in the default installation. Getting hardware to just work on windows was a mess (not sure if they have corrected this).