Firmwares: To Update or Not To Update

Firmwares, by definition means a microprogram stored in ROM, designed to implement a function that had previously been provided in software. As its name suggests, firmware is somewhere between hardware and software. Like software, it is a computer program which is executed by a microprocessor or a microcontroller. But it is also tightly linked to a piece of hardware, and has little meaning outside of it. So updating your firmware sounds like a good idea, but lately, these updates are buggy and sometimes downright dangerous to install, Some manufactures, namely Sony, Apple and Nintendo are increasingly releasing firmware that disables functionality for business reasons, or that just make products worse by being halfbaked. Here is a rundown of firmware updates that weren’t exactly beloved by users from Gizmodo.

So for those of you who immediately click “YES PLEASE!” to all auto-updaters, consider this post, and maybe wait 24 hours before doing the upgrade. Besides, it is always fun to read reactions from certain “victims” of these “updates” as you quietly say to yourself “Thank god I didn’t update yet”.

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  1. Apple Releases iPhone Firmware 2.0.2 | Mac Hoe - iPhones, iPods, Macs and Apple News by a certified Fanboy says:
    August 19, 2008 at 2:54 am

    [...] can grab your updates on iTunes but be careful on grabbing those updates, you might not want to update right away and wait for reviews from from [...]

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