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Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:14:56 +0200
From: Georg Bauhaus <rm.dash-bauhaus@futureapps.de>
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On 28.06.11 09:19, robin wrote:
> "Georg Bauhaus" <rm.dash-bauhaus@futureapps.de> wrote in message 
> news:4dda09ca$0$6629$9b4e6d93@newsspool2.arcor-online.net...
> |
> | According to Wikipedia, counting all CPUs sold, even the share
> | of 8bit µcontrollers is more than a half. (They give sources for
> | the numbers.)
> 
> Wikipedia is not a reliable source. 

They list their references, you didn't.

Or as Vincent explains, it takes just a moment of reflection to
learn about the number of devices and parts controlled
by µcontrollers whose words are sized < 32bit.