We could have automatic updates. There is nothing technical preventing that from happening. People defragmenting their NTFS filesystems used to be a prolific p

We could have automatic updates. There is nothing technical preventing that from happening. People defragmenting their NTFS filesystems used to be a prolific practice, but I think we're better off now with filesystems that require dramatically less maintenance. My point is that the only thing holding us back is politics: manufacturers think that it is in their best interest to sell routers with proprietary firmware, even though it really isn't.