Routers should run open source software so vulnerabilities can be patched by the community. Routers manufacturers wants to push the latest hardware for profit.

Routers should run open source software so vulnerabilities can be patched by the community. Routers manufacturers wants to push the latest hardware for profit. The only reason router manufacturers want to patch security vulnerabilities is negative press articles. Negative press would hurt future sales so its better to patch the current product line. When current product line is no longer sold security patches stops but the use of the device by its users Continues. This is the reason we need to open source everything. If it can be hacked it will be hacked.