Nobody Tells You When Software Dies. OpenEoX Wants to Help Change That
My grandson's PS4 needed an update the other day..
and he wanted to know why it warns you not to power off during the process. If you've ever had to do this, then you know that the answer is to theoretically prevent a bricked device. Theoretically, because I hope we've come a long way since the early days of firmware updates where that was a distinct possibility. With something like a PS4, I'd expect enough thought and care in the process that the warning is more belt-and-braces than genuine peril.
Look beyond the shiny consoles though, at the more ubiquitous and less glamorous devices: routers, printers, phones, any smart device really. There's a good chance that whether it ever gets an update correlates strongly with what it costs and how important it's considered. Cheap routers have always been notorious. Finding the right support site is hard enough. Then you navigate...
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