I wonder whose system they are using.

No worries. I clearly should have articulated my point better. I'm always worried about over explaining or sounding pendantic.

I agree wholeheartedly, alas we live in an imperfect world. It sounds like you've waited for an update or two that took longer than expected.

I'm not arguing that the source code shouldn't be made public. If someone posses the right skills they should definitely be able to take full control over the devices they depend on to keep them alive. It's a invasive feeling knowing you depend on a gizmo to not die.

The author of this article is glossing over a lot of steps by implying that open sourcing the apps and firmware is a fix for delays in app store approval or other common problems that are inherent in the software/hardware ecosystem. It not really a flawed argument, it's just not what I would've lead with.

I was afraid there was going to be more advanced fingerprinting, there usually is when it’s more than a polite suggestion like that :-(