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I don't think people realize how common PIC12 uCs (and clones) are these days. A huge chunk of PIC12 uCs are OTP as well, so no one can ever change the code once its been written to. Its more cost-efficient to build one-time-programmable microcontrollers than to try to change an ASIC production line over-and-over for each different product line.