This forced application of new technologies into every possible domain can have real security and reliability consequences - and all because some VP somewhere decided they needed to use the latest shiny thing in cars or fridges or ACs or whatever.
Imagine we could build a dishwasher that didn't throw water on the floor?
Oh well, we got WiFi instead. That's fun, right?
If a dishwasher needs a firmware update, I might simply argue it was defective. Not everything needs to be secure or updated constantly. It shouldn't have network access to begin with.
This forced application of new technologies into every possible domain can have real security and reliability consequences - and all because some VP somewhere decided they needed to use the latest shiny thing in cars or fridges or ACs or whatever.