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How would you patch bugs? Add bug fixes after boot? After a while that will take hours to download and install. Amend an image loaded from the ROMs in flash, so each one is updated means pirates can send updated flashloads around. Apple uses a unique chip with serial etc, but even that is defeated. recently they require a serial number for each free OS download - that has crimped bootlegging, but there are new updated OS on torrents daily, so only the sheep are corralled...