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Re:Wi-Fi Alliance Brings Wi-Fi 6 into 6 GHz by cesarb on Monday January 06, 2020 @09:11AM (#21969206)
> According to the manufacturer, [...] receives firmware updates.

Why would a fridge, which should do nothing more than turning the compressor on and off according to its inside temperature, need firmware updates?

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Re:Wi-Fi Alliance Brings Wi-Fi 6 into 6 GHz by Krasnol on Monday January 06, 2020 @12:24PM (#21970961)
I wonder how nobody takes this "feature" as negative. My first thought was: "My fridge doesn't need firmware updates and it does what it's supposed to do. What's wrong with this one?"
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