You're being consistent with Richard Stallman's model of freedom for general-purpose PCs vs. appliances: As for microwave ovens and other appliances, if updati

You're being consistent with Richard Stallman's model of freedom for general-purpose PCs vs. appliances: As for microwave ovens and other appliances, if updating software is not a normal part of use of the device, then it is not a computer. In that case, I think the user need not take cognizance of whether the device contains a processor and software, or is built some other way. However, if it has an "update firmware" button, that means installing different software is a normal part of use, so it is a computer. Many of the objections in comments to this post are expressed in terms of standards compliance or interoperability. I think it makes more sense to analyze whether it's a general-purpose PC or not. https://stallman.org/stallman-computing.html https://stallman.org/stallman-computing.html