This is absurd, how did nobody in charge realize that a storage/backup device which intentionally renders the data unavailable after any update, not just a patc

This is absurd, how did nobody in charge realize that a storage/backup device which intentionally renders the data unavailable after any update, not just a patch, is absolutely crazy? And now I'm anxious to update my DS920+ which it seems is not affected by this change but am I willing to risk _any_ updates at this point?