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AEG combi microwave unusable after update: device thinks it is a steam oven

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Re: AEG combi microwave unusable after update: device thinks it is a steam oven

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> "An employee manually entered a wrong number somewhere, causing an incorrect update. As a result, all combi microwaves of this type no longer work in the Benelux," says a spokesperson for the umbrella company Electrolux.

All????? They didn't roll out the release gradually? Holy hell.

Re: AEG combi microwave unusable after update: device thinks it is a steam oven

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post #3

Why in the world would one connect a microwave to the Internet in the first point?! (I guess that's the way they received the wrong update...)

Well for security updates of course!

As to why it needs security updates, it's because it's connected(able) to the internet.

Re: AEG combi microwave unusable after update: device thinks it is a steam oven

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post #5

I wonder how many €0.01 per unit they saved by not having enough storage to keep the old firmware version while they loaded the new one?

The update process finished successfully, very likely no one thought a downgrade would be needed in such a case. I wonder why they can't just roll out another, maybe that would also hit the legit steamovens

Re: AEG combi microwave unusable after update: device thinks it is a steam oven

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post #5

I wonder how many €0.01 per unit they saved by not having enough storage to keep the old firmware version while they loaded the new one?

Imagine how much they could have saved by not requiring any firmware at all in the design.
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