Re: [avr-gcc-list] Experimental WinAVR/avr-gcc update for

[Sander Pool]

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From: "E. Weddington" <address@hidden>
> (Interestingly, according to the unscientific survey at AVR
> Freaks, more people use GCC than any other AVR compiler.)

Yes but what percentage of shipped AVRs run code that was compiled with gcc
vs. that with IAR? I'm willing to bet that less than 25% of all AVR revenue
comes from chips that run gcc. Once you're paying someone a decent salary to
code your product it isn't a large step to spend a few thousand $ on tools.
Guys like me (and probably quite a few of you) buy only a handful of AVRs
per year. Of course I wouldn't buy any if it weren't for avr-gcc :-)

As sad as it us for us, it makes sense for Atmel to stay close to IAR.

  Sander