This would confuse users and prevent these products from being successful It certainly didn't hurt the original. I think I've come across articles about the Ar

This would confuse users and prevent these products from being successful It certainly didn't hurt the original. I think I've come across articles about the Arduino folks not being happy that cheaper clones took away their sales on such a popular product. Going closed source in response to that seems to ignore the fact they were only as successful as they were due to getting more traction in the community with an OSHW design.