Yesterday FTDI removed two driver versions from Windows Update. Our engineering team is engaging with FTDI to prevent these problems with their future driver updates via Windows Update.
So crisis averted. I understand a company's desire to maintain control of their IP, but this is not new technology by any means. They're well within their rights to do this, but it does little but hurt innovation overall IMHO.
I saw this over on the EEVBlog. A good point was made that "bricking" the devices only hurts the consumer as the counterfeiter has already been paid. Hopefully they get it sorted out soon.
I saw this over on the EEVBlog. A good point was made that "bricking" the devices only hurts the consumer as the counterfeiter has already been paid. Hopefully they get it sorted out soon.
Especially when the chip is probably in a product, and the end user has no idea the chip is even there. Let alone know enough to know if they got a real chip or a knock off.