Sometimes the free market needs a little help, due to the tragedy of the commons [1]. That's why the FCC has regulations on interference created by electronic

Sometimes the free market needs a little help, due to the tragedy of the commons [1]. That's why the FCC has regulations on interference created by electronic devices. Reducing interference costs money. The free market punishes extra costs. The situation of networked devices with security-impacting bad features is analagous. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons