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Re: Firmware [message #69578 is a reply to message #69577] Fri, 23 September 2011 12:59 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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I hate when updates make a product wonky. I know the developers and QA teams are usually meticulous about testing new releases, because I work in that world too. Made an eReader recently, working on a preamp remote control right now. But with all the environments these kinds of devices are used in, sometimes they don't catch something. When that happens, you can brick a device and the customers are understandably pissed.

The worst thing, in my opinion, is actually the opposite problem. In a rush to get products to market, there is a tendency these days to ship a device with known issues, under an assumption that it will automatically update on first-use. You often write code that looks for updates on power-up and at regular intervals. But I think it's a really bad idea to assume the device will auto-update on first use, because not all customers will be connected to the internet. In that case, they're running the buggy shrink-wrapped firmware, sometimes indefinitely.

http://audioroundtable.com/images/No_Brick.jpg

 
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