My treadmill started in Japanese today. It turns out it was a system update – but not being fluent in Japanese it wasn’t obvious to me. Updates happen all the time, and it seems they can take a long time.
It struck me that my treadmill has the operating system and half a dozen apps (like youtube) that will all require updating. Then we start to build the “internet of things” and we are going to find 90% of our internet download being updates.
But think about it. Recently Karcher launched an app connected pressure washer. Just imagine every electronic item in your house needing to update itself on a regular basis (at least once a week). Is this viable?
Do you remember 2015 when the Jeep Cherokee was hacked?
I wonder if having all this equipment which depends on security you can’t control – you need to rely on the developer – is like leaving the windows in your house open.