Re: That's going to cause some problems
"Knowing the issue, and in need of a USB to Serial, will you take the risk of getting an FTDI based one (with the risk that it is a fake one), or go for another one that doesn't have this risk?"
In a few months after this FTDI driver action has flushed low quality clone crap from the supply chain I will be more likely to buy an FTDI based one because it will be less likely to be low quality crap with a fake chip.