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Official response from @FTDIChip: https://twitter.com/mikelectricstuf/status/524917368154492929 https://twitter.com/mikelectricstuf/status/52491736815449292...

• drzaiusapelord 12y ago
  This is so incredibly tone-deaf and borderline childish, its shocking how badly FTDI as a company is run. It sounds like its run by a handful of pissed off neckbeards who don't know how bad publicity and a class action suit could destroy their company.
• guyzero 12y ago
  This is the worst response possible.
• analog31 12y ago
  From that page: "FTDI is definitely not targeting end users - if you're unsure if ICs are genuine then please don't use the drivers." This is where I think they are mistaken, because end users may be downloading and installing the drivers themselves. I have done this on more than one occasion: Some gadget has a USB port and I find that it uses the FTDI chip, so I go to the web page and download the FTDI drivers for it. This may happen quite frequently, for instance when an end user moves a gadget from one PC to another, and (mistakenly assumes that) they want the latest driver. I'm disappointed because I was a big fan of FTDI and use them in a lot of my projects. I won't just go and burn all of my FTDI chips, but I am sufficiently motivated to look for an alternative. Looks like SparkFun has a couple of breakout boards for the Silicon Labs chips.
• nishonia 12y ago
  Have they contracted PR out to Ocean Marketing?