Re: Netflix NOC? VPN Mismarked?

[Stephen Satchell <list () satchell net>]

It depends on whether the exact model is being sold after a couple of 
years, and not superseded by new models.  This is the case in the 
wireless router world, where product churn leaves last year's model an 
orphan when it comes to updates.

Not so much in the OS world, only because the OS doesn't churn that 
quickly.  But look at Windows and its history on support being withdrawn 
long before the product is useless (or the "new" product is worthless, 
causing people to hang back on upgrades).

I shudder to think what will happen when IoT ramps up significantly. 
Will the stories we hear today about thermostats failing after a botched 
upgrade continue, or will the vendors get their act together?

On 01/28/2016 06:18 AM, Mark Tinka wrote:
> On 28/Jan/16 15:46, Bacon Zombie wrote:
>
> > Do all "smart" TVs and Game consoles fully support IPv6 out of the box?
>
> The number is not non-zero, but it's not worth talking about based on
> the small sample I did in 2015.
>
> Particularly for TV's, software update support goes from trickles to
> non-existent two years after initial model manufacture. This has been
> the case with proprietary software. Not sure about more open systems
> such as WebOS.
>
> Mark.