Quote Originally Posted by nightflier
Another problem with firmware updates is when these devices fall behind. With a computer, if you don't keep up with updates, then you need to go through a whole afternoon of updating, rebooting, and hope that everything installs w/o a freeze. I presume that most of us keep up to date with this, but what about the many consumers who don't? And while it's possible to keep up with 2-3 devices around the house, how do you manage 20-30 devices around the house? As more of our everyday electronics start to rely on this new model or owner-responsibility, we could have dozens more devices to update in a very short time. This will become a nightmare of firmware management.

Am I the only one who thinks that this is a problem? What if one day you have to call you boss and tell her/him that you'll have to miss the staff meeting because your car didn't get it's firmware update last night. Better yet, what if you get the dreaded BSOD in the middle rush-hour traffic? I mean most people still ignore the check engine light, but can you really ignore a memory-dump screen on the console?

While we'd be loath to admit it, this may well be the reason so many of us like analog simplicity so much more....
We all better go wireless ASAP. That's the great thing about the PS3. It tells me when it needs an upgrade and just asks me if it's OK to go ahead with it. It's a polite little thing.