Protect the code

[RussMartin]

It figures Microchip would say something like that.

But with devices like those linked in post #4.
I'm not sure how they can keep a straight face when they do.

Well, I'm not going to assume that the Microchip people are in the same class as sleazy used car salesmen. As I wrote, the statement was qualified with "so far". However, I've forwarded the link with a question to my FAE, and I'll report back his reply when I get it.

They keep changing they're links, so if they don't work goto

http://www.semiresearch.com

and select "Secure MCU Readers" from the menu.
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I notice that the list of target devices for both readers is still very, very short. (You have to wonder why it takes one device to do the '877 and the other to do the '877A.)

I've E-mailed them for price information, availability, warranty/guarantee information, and asked if they will provide free upgrades as other PICs become supported. I note that their sales office is in China and their lab is in Lithuania.

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My understanding is that IP (intellectual property) theft right now is worst (and rampant) in China and in India: In China because IP theft is almost a way of life in engineering and technology, and in India (Jerson, correct me if this is wrong) because their laws and court system have not kept pace with the development of technology.