Those who can, they do.

Those who can't, they sue.

Rocks	Sucks
Zilog	Microchip

A fellow zealot who happens to be happens to be a real engineer, recommends using Atmel microcontrollers for those who can't or don't want to use Zilog's products.

Speaking of lawsuits, this has been on my mind since the first day Pamela Jones became my favourite "IANAL":

Rocks	Sucks
Engineer	Lawyer
IANAL	Lawyer
Pretty much anything but lawyers	Lawyer