Thermostats didn't take a vaction and leave you frozen till it was replaced. Toasters didn't crash and require firmwares to work again. Washers used mechanical

Thermostats didn't take a vaction and leave you frozen till it was replaced. Toasters didn't crash and require firmwares to work again. Washers used mechanical switches that didn't need software to work. But yes, go ahead and believe this is normal.